Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
MARTIALLife is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Gifts are like hooks.
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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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One genius has made many clever artists.
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Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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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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See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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