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

Martial

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

Envy Jealous Yourself
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
MARTIAL

Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
MARTIAL

Day Fear Yourself
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
MARTIAL

Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
MARTIAL

Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
MARTIAL

Enemy Food Greatness
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
MARTIAL

Book Himself Writing
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
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
MARTIAL

Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
MARTIAL

Adversity Brave Himself Life True
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
MARTIAL

Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
MARTIAL

Art Myself Yourself
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
MARTIAL

Rich Wealth
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
MARTIAL

Page Stand Thief Yourself
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
MARTIAL

Inspirational Life Live

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