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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.

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You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
MARTIAL

Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
MARTIAL

Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
MARTIAL

Leather Remember Yourself
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
MARTIAL

Enemy Food Greatness
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
MARTIAL

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

Man Walk
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
MARTIAL

Deep Existence Live Man
One genius has made many clever artists.
MARTIAL

Artist Genius Oneself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
MARTIAL

Beginning Behavior Novice
Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
MARTIAL

Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
MARTIAL

Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
MARTIAL

Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
MARTIAL

Burden Himself Weigh
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow

Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.

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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.

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