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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
MARTIAL

Face Fair Happiness Smile
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
MARTIAL

Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
MARTIAL

Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
MARTIAL

Fame Life Man Name Yourself
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
MARTIAL

Leather Remember Yourself
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
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
MARTIAL

Friendship Short Writing Yourself
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
MARTIAL

Enjoyment Life Live Past
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
MARTIAL

Himself Leaving Mourn
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
MARTIAL

Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
MARTIAL

One Liner Wisdom
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
MARTIAL

Hide One Liner Sorrow True
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
MARTIAL

Ash Glory Late
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
MARTIAL

Herself Woman
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
MARTIAL

Day Ourselves Pass Score
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

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