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The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.

Martial

She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
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
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
MARTIAL

Death Glory Late
To have nothing is not poverty.
MARTIAL

One Liner Poverty
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.
MARTIAL

Excellence Praise Verse Yourself
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
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
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
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.
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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
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
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner

The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.

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