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Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
MARTIAL

Art Myself Yourself
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
MARTIAL

Form God Gold Himself
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
MARTIAL

Ash Glory Late
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
MARTIAL

Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
MARTIAL

Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
MARTIAL

Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
MARTIAL

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

Envy Jealous Yourself
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
MARTIAL

Enemy Food Greatness
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
MARTIAL

Flaw Imagination World Worst
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
MARTIAL

Bad Goodness
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
MARTIAL

Division Short Work
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
MARTIAL

Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
MARTIAL

Laughter Time
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
MARTIAL

Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow

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