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If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.

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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
MARTIAL

Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
MARTIAL

Day Fear Yourself
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
MARTIAL

Love Myself
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
MARTIAL

One Liner Wisdom
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
MARTIAL

Enjoyment Existence Health Life
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
MARTIAL

Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
MARTIAL

Beginning Behavior Novice
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
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
MARTIAL

Death Fame Hurry Myself
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
MARTIAL

Friendship Short Writing Yourself
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
MARTIAL

Fools Labour Wasted
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
MARTIAL

Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
MARTIAL

Day Ourselves Pass Score
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
MARTIAL

Animal Glory
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
MARTIAL

Day Death Fear Yourself
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
MARTIAL

Burden Himself Weigh

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