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I have not hated the man, but his faults.

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You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
MARTIAL

Run Yourself
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
MARTIAL

Friendship Short Writing Yourself
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
MARTIAL

Evil Fear Hide
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
MARTIAL

Form God Gold Himself
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.
MARTIAL

Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
MARTIAL

Enjoyment Existence Health Life
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
MARTIAL

Lake Luxury Myself Water
Laugh, if thou art wise.
MARTIAL

Laughter One Liner Wisdom
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
MARTIAL

Borrow Himself Lose Preference
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
MARTIAL

Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
MARTIAL

Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
MARTIAL

Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
MARTIAL

Deep Existence Live Man
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
MARTIAL

Page Stand Thief Yourself
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
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.
MARTIAL

Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom

I have not hated the man, but his faults.

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