black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.

Martial

That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
MARTIAL

Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
MARTIAL

Home One Liner
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
MARTIAL

Evil Fear Hide
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.
MARTIAL

Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
MARTIAL

Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
MARTIAL

Enemy Food Greatness
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
MARTIAL

Hairs Man Myself Pretend
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
MARTIAL

Laughter Time
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
MARTIAL

Deep Existence Live Man
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
MARTIAL

Death Fame Hurry Myself
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
MARTIAL

Bad Goodness
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
MARTIAL

Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
MARTIAL

Alive Health Life
Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
MARTIAL

Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
One genius has made many clever artists.
MARTIAL

Artist Genius Oneself
You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.
MARTIAL

Excellence Praise Verse Yourself

If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Martial Quotes