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Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.

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

Death Fame Hurry Myself
Life is not living, but living in health.
MARTIAL

Health Life Live One Liner
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
MARTIAL

Laughter Time
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
MARTIAL

Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
MARTIAL

Body Old Revolution
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
MARTIAL

Herself Woman
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
MARTIAL

Goodness Man Yourself
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
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!
MARTIAL

Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness

Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.

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