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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
MARTIAL

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

Friendship Short Writing Yourself
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
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
MARTIAL

Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
A novice always behaves with propriety.
MARTIAL

Beginning Behavior Novice
Laugh, if thou art wise.
MARTIAL

Laughter One Liner Wisdom
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
MARTIAL

Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
MARTIAL

Enough Fate Fortune
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
MARTIAL

Enjoyment Life Live Past
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
MARTIAL

Day Death Fear Yourself
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
MARTIAL

Enemy Food Greatness
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
MARTIAL

Hairs Man Myself Pretend
Gifts are like hooks.
MARTIAL

Gift One Liner
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
MARTIAL

Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
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
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
MARTIAL

Envy Jealous Yourself

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