Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.

Quote by Marcus Valerius Martial

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

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

Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes.

Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes.

You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at...

You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at...

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.

Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not...

Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not...

I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and...

I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and...

A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.

A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.

There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

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

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

He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather...

He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather...

Neither a borrower nor a lender be. For loan oft loses both itself and friend,...

Neither a borrower nor a lender be. For loan oft loses both itself and friend,...

Borrowed garments never fit well.

Borrowed garments never fit well.

Borrowing and spending is not the way to prosperity.

Borrowing and spending is not the way to prosperity.

Quick to borrow is always slow to pay.

Quick to borrow is always slow to pay.

If you borrow from a bank to buy a house and it is less than...

If you borrow from a bank to buy a house and it is less than...

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on...

Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on...

When you lend, have the borrower sign a paper before witnesses.

When you lend, have the borrower sign a paper before witnesses.

Before borrowing money from a friend it's best to decide which you need most.

Before borrowing money from a friend it's best to decide which you need most.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.