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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.

Martial

Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
MARTIAL

Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
MARTIAL

Death Escape Kill Madness Order
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
MARTIAL

Leadership Myself Wife
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
MARTIAL

Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
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
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
MARTIAL

Man Virtue World
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
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.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself

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