black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.

Martial

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

Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
MARTIAL

Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
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
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
MARTIAL

Death Fame Hurry Myself
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
MARTIAL

Laughter Time
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
MARTIAL

Bad Goodness
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
MARTIAL

Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
MARTIAL

Ash Glory Late
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
MARTIAL

Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Birds of a feather will flock together.
MARTIAL

Bird Friendship Togetherness
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
MARTIAL

Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
MARTIAL

Burden Himself Weigh
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
MARTIAL

Swan Tongue
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
MARTIAL

Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
MARTIAL

Hide One Liner Sorrow True
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
MARTIAL

Home One Liner

A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Martial Quotes