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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.

Martial

Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
MARTIAL

Content Preference Yourself
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
MARTIAL

Death Glory Late
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
MARTIAL

Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
MARTIAL

Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
MARTIAL

Burden Himself Weigh
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
MARTIAL

Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
MARTIAL

Man Please Satisfaction
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
MARTIAL

Death Live Poet Praise Worth
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
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
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

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