black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.

Martial

Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
MARTIAL

Fly Happiness Wings
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
MARTIAL

Day Life Present
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
MARTIAL

Enough Life Man Quick
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
MARTIAL

Fly Joy Life Live
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
MARTIAL

Elegant Hire Passion
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
MARTIAL

Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
MARTIAL

Finding Quick Sudden
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
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
MARTIAL

Enjoyment Former Life Live
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
MARTIAL

Death Glory Late
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
MARTIAL

Food Greatness Hold Value
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
MARTIAL

Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
MARTIAL

Day Goodness Man Pain
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
MARTIAL

Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
MARTIAL

Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
MARTIAL

Herself Woman

My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Martial Quotes