Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
MARTIALHe 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?
More Martial Quotes
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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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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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For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Be merry if you are wise.
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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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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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That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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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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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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