Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
MARTIALYou importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
More Martial Quotes
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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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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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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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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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You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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