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Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.

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

Man Walk
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
MARTIAL

Rich Wealth
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
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
MARTIAL

Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
MARTIAL

Animal Bird Wings
Spare the person but lash the vice.
MARTIAL

One Liner Person Vice
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
MARTIAL

Alive Life One Liner
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
MARTIAL

Flaw Greatness Hide
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
MARTIAL

Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
MARTIAL

Hairs Man Myself Pretend
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
MARTIAL

Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
MARTIAL

Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
MARTIAL

Adversity Brave Himself Life True
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
MARTIAL

Alive Health Life
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
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
MARTIAL

Page Stand Thief Yourself

Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.

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