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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.

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

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

Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
MARTIAL

Food Greatness Hold Value
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
MARTIAL

Day Ourselves Pass Score
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
MARTIAL

Envy Jealous Yourself
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
MARTIAL

Man Walk
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
MARTIAL

Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
MARTIAL

Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
MARTIAL

Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
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
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
MARTIAL

Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
MARTIAL

Enough Fortune Unfair
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.
MARTIAL

Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
MARTIAL

Rich Wealth
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
MARTIAL

Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
MARTIAL

Enough Fate Fortune

You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.

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