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Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.

Martial

Be cheerful, if you are wise.
MARTIAL

Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
MARTIAL

Alive Life One Liner
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
MARTIAL

Death Fame Hurry Myself
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
MARTIAL

Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.
MARTIAL

Excellence Praise Verse Yourself
To have nothing is not poverty.
MARTIAL

One Liner Poverty
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
MARTIAL

Day Goodness Man Pain
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
MARTIAL

Page Stand Thief Yourself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
MARTIAL

Body Old Revolution
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
MARTIAL

Envy Jealous Yourself
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
MARTIAL

Ash Glory Late
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
MARTIAL

Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
MARTIAL

Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
MARTIAL

Fly Joy Life Live
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
MARTIAL

Lake Luxury Myself Water
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself

Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.

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Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.

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