Persius quotes

Don't consult anyone's opinions but your own. (Persius)
He who conquers, endures. View quote
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Oh, what a void there is in things. View quote
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Out of nothing can come, and nothing can become nothing. View quote
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But when to-morrow comes, yesterday's morrow will have been already spent: and lo! a fresh morrow will be for ever making away with our years, each just beyond our grasp. View quote
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Let them recognize virtue and rot for having lost it. View quote
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We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays. View quote
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Our life is our own to-day, to-morrow you will be dust, a shade, and a tale that is told. Live mindful of death; the hour flies. View quote
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Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations. View quote
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That master of arts, that dispenser of genius, the Belly. View quote
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Who'll read that sort of thing? (Persius)
Live with yourself: get to know how poorly furnished you are. View quote
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None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind. View quote
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O but it is a fine thing to have a finger pointed at one, and to hear people say, "That's the man!" View quote
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Is all your knowledge to go so utterly for nothing unless other people know that you possess it? View quote
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Is any man free except the one who can pass his life as he pleases? View quote
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The man who wishes to bend me with his tale of woe must shed true tears - not tears that have been got ready overnight. View quote
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