"You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the……" — Martial
"You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe."
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82 Quotes by Martial
Martial has 82 quotes on this site.
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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While you remain at home your hair is at the hairdresser's; you take out your teeth at night and sleep…
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Life's not just about being alive, but being well.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms.…
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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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He writes nothing whose writings are not read.
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If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard)…
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The world is blessed most by men who do things, and not by those who merely talk about them. -James…
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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant…
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More Bathe Quotes
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one of 99 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn.
— Robert Burns
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What a joy it is to feel the soft, springy earth under my feet once more, to follow grassy roads…
— Helen Keller
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Ay, but to die and go we know not where; To lie in cold obstrution and to rot; This sensible…
— William Shakespeare
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When the heart is cut or cracked or broken Do not clutch it Let the wound lie open Let the…
— Michael Leunig
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I who once wrote songs with keen delight am now by sorrow driven to take up melancholy measures. Wounded Muses…
— Boethius
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Take a quick dip, relax with a schnapps and a sandwich, stretch out, have a smoke, take a nap or…
— Annie Dillard
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All the answers you may wish for lie within faith, but it demands a complete and incontinent surrender, an immersion…
— Simon Mawer
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I bathe in basslines, rinse in riffs, dry in drums
— Common
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Drop, drop, slow tears, and bathe those beauteous feet Which brought from heaven the news and prince of peace. Cease…
— Phineas Fletcher
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It's the contemporary woman that movies don't know what to do with, other than bathe her in a bridal glow…
— James Wolcott
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Heretics are not to be disputed with, but to be condemned unheard, and whilst they perish by fire, the faithful…
— Martin Luther
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Many people, improperly, lump together libertarians and the Tea Parties. That's really wrong. Many of the libertarians are physicists, and…
— Alan Grayson
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