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

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

Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
MARTIAL

Adversity Brave Himself Life True
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
MARTIAL

Book Himself Writing
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
MARTIAL

Face Fair Happiness Smile
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
MARTIAL

Expression Inscription Place Shame
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
MARTIAL

Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
MARTIAL

Enemy Food Greatness
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
MARTIAL

Blood Death Easy Fame Hero Himself Man Purchase
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
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
MARTIAL

Boredom Face Love Missing Myself Togetherness
Laugh, if thou art wise.
MARTIAL

Laughter One Liner Wisdom
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself

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

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