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

Martial

You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
MARTIAL

Envy Jealous Yourself
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.
MARTIAL

Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
MARTIAL

Honey Similar
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
MARTIAL

Day Goodness Man Pain
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
MARTIAL

Alive Health Life
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
MARTIAL

Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
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
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
MARTIAL

Rich Wealth
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
MARTIAL

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

Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
Can the fish love the fisherman?
MARTIAL

Deep Love One Liner
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
MARTIAL

Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
MARTIAL

Flaw Imagination World Worst
For life is only life when blessed with health.
MARTIAL

Blessing Health Life
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
MARTIAL

Fools Future Past Wisdom
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
MARTIAL

Leather Remember Yourself
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
MARTIAL

Borrow Himself Lose Preference
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
MARTIAL

Friendship Master Service Yourself
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
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
MARTIAL

Elegant Hire Passion
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
MARTIAL

Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
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
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
MARTIAL

Division Short Work
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
MARTIAL

Love Myself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
MARTIAL

Alive Life One Liner
Laugh, if thou art wise.
MARTIAL

Laughter One Liner Wisdom
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

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

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