Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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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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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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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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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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I know all that better than my own name.
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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Gifts are like hooks.
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To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Spare the person but lash the vice.
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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Be merry if you are wise.
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