Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
MARTIALGifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
MARTIALMy poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
MARTIALIf fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
MARTIALIt is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
MARTIALSome things are good, some middling, more bad.
MARTIALA good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
MARTIALI’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
MARTIALYou puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
MARTIALLife is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
MARTIALBe satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
MARTIALIf my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
MARTIALI would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
MARTIALFortune gives many too much, but none enough.
MARTIALLife’s not just about being alive, but being well.
MARTIALIt is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
MARTIALGenuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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