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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.

Martial

He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
MARTIAL

Burden Himself Weigh
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
MARTIAL

Enough Fate Fortune
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
MARTIAL

Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
MARTIAL

Expression Inscription Place Shame
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
MARTIAL

Deep Existence Live Man
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
MARTIAL

Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
MARTIAL

Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
MARTIAL

Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
Be merry if you are wise.
MARTIAL

One Liner Wisdom
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
MARTIAL

Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
MARTIAL

Inspirational Life Live
Life is not living, but living in health.
MARTIAL

Health Life Live One Liner
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
MARTIAL

Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
MARTIAL

Goodness Man Yourself
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
MARTIAL

Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
MARTIAL

Adversity Death Easy Live Reality

There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.

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