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Men Quotes by Martial
- The world is blessed most by men who do things, and not by those who merely talk about them. -James Oliver 'Tomorrow I will live,'…
- No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
- I have not hated the man, but his faults.
- A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
- Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
- There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
- No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win…
- I do not hate the man, but his vices.
- Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
- It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, "I will live." To-morrow's life is too late; live to-day.
- A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to…
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