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

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

Death Fame Hurry Myself
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
MARTIAL

Hairs Man Myself Pretend
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
MARTIAL

Leather Remember Yourself
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
MARTIAL

Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
MARTIAL

Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
MARTIAL

Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
MARTIAL

Division Short Work
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
MARTIAL

God Live Religious
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
MARTIAL

One Liner Wisdom
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
To have nothing is not poverty.
MARTIAL

One Liner Poverty
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
MARTIAL

Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
MARTIAL

Animal Bird Wings
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
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
MARTIAL

Friendship Short Writing Yourself
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
MARTIAL

Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice

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

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