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Laugh, if thou art wise.

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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
MARTIAL

Hide One Liner Sorrow True
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
MARTIAL

Hate Man Mistake
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
Can the fish love the fisherman?
MARTIAL

Deep Love One Liner
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
MARTIAL

Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
MARTIAL

Fools Future Past Wisdom
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
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
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
MARTIAL

Color Myself Natural
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
MARTIAL

Envy Jealous Yourself
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
MARTIAL

Day Fear Yourself
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
MARTIAL

Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush

Laugh, if thou art wise.

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