What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
MARTIALA vagrant is everywhere at home.
More Martial Quotes
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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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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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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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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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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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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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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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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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