I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
MARTIALYou puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
More Martial Quotes
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He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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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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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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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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The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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A 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.
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Spare the person but lash the vice.
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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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The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Gifts are like hooks.
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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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