Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
MARTIALThe flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
More Martial Quotes
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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Spare the person but lash the vice.
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It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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