Givers of great dinners know few enemies.

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It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.

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Do you ask why I am unwilling to marry a rich wife? It is because I am unwilling to be taken to husband by my wife. The mistress of the house should …

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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.

- Martial

It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.

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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.

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Wine and women bring misery.

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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

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Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today.

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