Lindsey Davis - Life Quotes

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I asked why Grumio had had to turn to lesser things. 'No call. In my father or grandfather's day all I would have needed in life were my cloak and shoes, my flask and strigil, a cup and knife to take to dinner, and a small wallet for my earnings. Everyone who could find the wherewithal would eagerly ask a wandering jokesmith in.'
'Sounds just like being a vagrant philosopher!'
'A cynic,' he agreed readily. 'Exactly. Most cynics are witty and all clowns are cynical. Meet us on the road, and who could tell the difference?'
'Me, I hope! I'm a good Roman. I'd take a five-mile detour to avoid a philosopher.'

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If being hit on the head by a falling flower tub could be worth cash to the victim, what price a child's life under civil law?

Lindsey Davis

The world is full of people slandering their birthplaces, as if they really believe that small-town life is different elsewhere.

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