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.
MARTIALSuch are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
More Martial Quotes
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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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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Gifts are like hooks.
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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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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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Life is not living, but living in health.
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Birds of a feather will flock together.
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However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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