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When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.

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Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
MARTIAL

Content Preference Yourself
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
MARTIAL

Laughter Time
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
MARTIAL

Honey Similar
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
MARTIAL

Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
One genius has made many clever artists.
MARTIAL

Artist Genius Oneself
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
MARTIAL

Herself Woman
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
MARTIAL

Enough Fate Fortune
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
MARTIAL

Hate Man Mistake
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
MARTIAL

Death Live Poet Praise Worth
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
MARTIAL

Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
MARTIAL

Face Fair Happiness Smile
For life is only life when blessed with health.
MARTIAL

Blessing Health Life
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
MARTIAL

Evil Fear Hide
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
MARTIAL

Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
MARTIAL

Enjoyment Former Life Live
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
MARTIAL

Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate

When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.

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