To have nothing is not poverty.
MARTIALA jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
More Martial Quotes
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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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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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He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Wine and women bring misery.
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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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