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Be 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.

Martial

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
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
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
MARTIAL

Inspirational Life Live
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
MARTIAL

Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
Laugh, if thou art wise.
MARTIAL

Laughter One Liner Wisdom
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
MARTIAL

Death Escape Kill Madness Order
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
MARTIAL

Man Walk
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
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
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
MARTIAL

Bad Goodness
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow

Be 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.

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