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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it. Marcus Valerius Martial

23Nov2008 In : Quotes
Author : Frédérick Jézégou

If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
Quotations by Marcus Valerius Martial

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I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name. Marcus Valerius Martial
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none. Marcus Valerius Martial
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing. Marcus Valerius Martial
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day. Marcus Valerius Martial
Glory paid to our ashes comes too late. Marcus Valerius Martial
Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes. Marcus Valerius Martial
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst. Marcus Valerius Martial
To be able to look back upon one’s past life with satisfaction is to live twice. Marcus Valerius Martial
There is no living with thee, nor without thee. Marcus Valerius Martial
The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death. Blaise Pascal

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