Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master. MARTIAL FriendshipMasterServiceYourself
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure. MARTIAL DayHimselfPastPleasureVirtue
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for! MARTIAL DeathFoolsLifePromiseYourself
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child. MARTIAL ChildrenHeartMindsetMyselfPurityWife
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge. MARTIAL SwanTongue
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth. MARTIAL AnxietyMouthRememberRightYourself
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men. MARTIAL ArmsExerciseManStrongWorthy
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies. MARTIAL AdviceAttackDeepLionRush
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours. MARTIAL FateFriendshipSecureWealthYourself
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful. MARTIAL BlessingCareFortuneGratitudeObservationSadnessYourself
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds. MARTIAL GreatnessMyselfOpinionWorth
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent. MARTIAL ElegantFeelingForceImaginationOurselves
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have. MARTIAL ColorMyselfNatural
