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

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

Envy Jealous Yourself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
MARTIAL

Alive Life One Liner
Wine and women bring misery.
MARTIAL

Alcohol Misery Wine
Be merry if you are wise.
MARTIAL

One Liner 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
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
MARTIAL

Hide One Liner Sorrow True
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
MARTIAL

Man Walk
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
MARTIAL

Bad Goodness
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
MARTIAL

Fascination One Liner Point
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
MARTIAL

Color Myself Natural
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
MARTIAL

Friendship Master Service Yourself
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
MARTIAL

Fly Joy Life Live
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
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
MARTIAL

Ash Glory Late
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
MARTIAL

Hate Man Mistake
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
MARTIAL

Death Glory Late

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