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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.

Martial

You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
MARTIAL

Day Fear Yourself
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
MARTIAL

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

Death Shame Yourself
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
MARTIAL

Death Fame Hurry Myself
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
MARTIAL

Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
MARTIAL

Animal Glory
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
MARTIAL

Content Language Need
To have nothing is not poverty.
MARTIAL

One Liner Poverty
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
MARTIAL

Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
MARTIAL

Day Goodness Man Pain
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
MARTIAL

Animal Bird Wings
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
MARTIAL

Division Short Work
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
MARTIAL

Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
MARTIAL

Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
MARTIAL

Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself

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