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Gifts are like hooks.

Martial

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

Page Stand Thief Yourself
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
MARTIAL

Love Myself
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
MARTIAL

Death Fame Hurry Myself
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
MARTIAL

Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
MARTIAL

Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
MARTIAL

Food Greatness Hold Value
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
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
MARTIAL

Greatness Present Return
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
MARTIAL

Bad Goodness
For life is only life when blessed with health.
MARTIAL

Blessing Health Life
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
MARTIAL

Believe Man Myself Please
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
MARTIAL

Goodness Man Yourself
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
MARTIAL

Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
MARTIAL

Day Goodness Man Pain
Spare the person but lash the vice.
MARTIAL

One Liner Person Vice
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
MARTIAL

Color Myself Natural

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