The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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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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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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Can the fish love the fisherman?
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Gifts are like hooks.
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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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