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Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!

Martial

If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
MARTIAL

Death Shame Yourself
Life is not living, but living in health.
MARTIAL

Health Life Live One Liner
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
MARTIAL

Adversity Brave Himself Life True
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
MARTIAL

Hate Man Mistake
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
MARTIAL

Day Death Fear Yourself
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
MARTIAL

Swan Tongue
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
MARTIAL

Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
MARTIAL

Deep Existence Live Man
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
MARTIAL

Elegant Hire Passion
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
MARTIAL

Form God Gold Himself
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
MARTIAL

Fools Future Past Wisdom
Spare the person but lash the vice.
MARTIAL

One Liner Person Vice
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
MARTIAL

Ash Glory Late
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
MARTIAL

Home One Liner
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
MARTIAL

Page Stand Thief Yourself
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
MARTIAL

Man Please Satisfaction

Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!

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