If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
MARTIALIf my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
MARTIALThere is no living with thee, nor without thee.
MARTIALIt is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
MARTIALThose they praise, but they read the others.
MARTIALWine and women bring misery.
MARTIALThere is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
MARTIALThe shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
MARTIALMy poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
MARTIALThat which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
MARTIALIt is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
MARTIALA good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
MARTIALNo hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
MARTIALNo man is quick enough to enjoy life.
MARTIALA good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
MARTIALNo amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
MARTIALWhile an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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