This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
MARTIALIf you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
More Martial Quotes
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I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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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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You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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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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You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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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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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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