A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
MARTIALSee, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
More Martial Quotes
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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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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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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