quote · Legacy record
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for.
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for.
Approximate author period: c. 71 AD · classical
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- Martial
Attribution: attributed - Country attributed
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- Approximate author period: c. 71 AD · classical
author lifetime midpoint (40–102)
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- Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)
Printed citation: Martial. · page_566
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