More from Martial
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
MartialMartial To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
MartialMartial If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
MartialMartial It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
MartialMartial Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
MartialMartial Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
MartialMartial Spare the person but lash the vice.
MartialMartial I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
MartialMartial Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
MartialMartial Can the fish love the fisherman?
MartialMartial Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
MartialMartial For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
MartialMartial Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
MartialMartial Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
MartialMartial The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
MartialMartial She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Thoughts on a tapestry. Colour or black and white. A brush, a pen, A flash of light. Ideas flowing soon, about to take flight.
Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson Like deep water, she was silent. His lips tasted of salt. He was both addicting and bitter all at once.
MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov And I would lie on your chest for hours and dream about the world in your arms but your thoughts were in another world.
Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry I am addicted to your madness drunk on your toxic love. Infect me with your poison, lets make storms rage above.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney The more you fail, recover, and improve, the better you are as a person.
Laura CleggLaura Clegg
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More on jealous
Envy is human nature.
Monica BellucciMonica Bellucci It’s not healthy to be jealous.
Victoria BeckhamVictoria Beckham If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.
Cesare PaveseCesare Pavese When we look into the human heart we see the lust, the greed, the hate, the pride, the anger, and the jealousies that are so destructive. This is at the heart of the human predicament, and the Scriptures call this condition sin.
Ravi ZachariasRavi Zacharias What an intimidating kind of beauty a rainbow holds. Then of course, there’s the jealously dripping between vampirish teeth of those who dare mock it.
Hannah PearlHannah Pearl Envy is the last thing that my parents feel.
Keira KnightleyKeira Knightley I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard Look to the future with hope, not envy.
Liliana Arratia ZamoraLiliana Arratia Zamora