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I know all that better than my own name.

Martial

You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
Birds of a feather will flock together.
MARTIAL

Bird Friendship Togetherness
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
MARTIAL

Death Glory Late
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
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
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
MARTIAL

Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
MARTIAL

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

Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
MARTIAL

Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
One genius has made many clever artists.
MARTIAL

Artist Genius Oneself
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
MARTIAL

Death Escape Kill Madness Order
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
MARTIAL

Color Myself Natural
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return

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