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

Fly Joy Life Live
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
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
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
MARTIAL

Enemy Food Greatness
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
MARTIAL

Deep Existence Live Man
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
MARTIAL

Adversity Brave Himself Life True
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
MARTIAL

God Live Religious
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
MARTIAL

Color Myself Natural
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
MARTIAL

Content Preference Yourself
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
MARTIAL

Face Fair Happiness Smile
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
MARTIAL

Death Escape Kill Madness Order
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
MARTIAL

Man Walk
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
MARTIAL

Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
MARTIAL

Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
MARTIAL

Love Myself
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
MARTIAL

Division Short Work

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