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No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.

Martial

You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
MARTIAL

Envy Jealous Yourself
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
MARTIAL

Fly Joy Life Live
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
MARTIAL

Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
MARTIAL

Body Old Revolution
I know all that better than my own name.
MARTIAL

Better Myself Name
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
MARTIAL

Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Those they praise, but they read the others.
MARTIAL

One Liner Praise Reading
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
MARTIAL

Enemy Food Greatness
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
MARTIAL

Run Yourself
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
MARTIAL

Original Position Yourself
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
MARTIAL

Death Fame Hurry Myself
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
MARTIAL

Enough Fate Fortune
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
MARTIAL

Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
MARTIAL

Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
A novice always behaves with propriety.
MARTIAL

Beginning Behavior Novice
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
MARTIAL

Division Short Work

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