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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
Life is not living, but living in health.
MARTIAL

Health Life Live One Liner
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
MARTIAL

Book Myself Present Reading 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
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
MARTIAL

Leadership Myself Wife
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
MARTIAL

Friendship Short Writing Yourself
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
MARTIAL

Man Walk
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
MARTIAL

Bad Goodness
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
MARTIAL

Fly Happiness Wings
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
MARTIAL

God Live Religious
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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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
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
MARTIAL

Hate Man Mistake
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life

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