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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.

Martial

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
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
MARTIAL

Death Shame Yourself
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
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
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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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
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
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
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
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Nectar Preserve Shine Shrine
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain

Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.

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