To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
MARTIALNothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
More Martial Quotes
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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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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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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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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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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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He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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