Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
MARTIALA good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
More Martial Quotes
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Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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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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You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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