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No 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.

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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
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
A novice always behaves with propriety.
MARTIAL

Beginning Behavior Novice
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
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
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
MARTIAL

Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
MARTIAL

Man Walk
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
MARTIAL

One Liner Wisdom
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
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
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please

No 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.

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