A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice. MARTIAL DoubtExistenceGoodnessLiveMan
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams. MARTIAL MisfortuneReadingSatisfaction
If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich. MARTIAL PoorRichUnfairWillingYourself
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar. MARTIAL NectarPreserveShineShrine
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish. MARTIAL FoodGreatnessHoldValue
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday. MARTIAL FoolsFuturePastWisdom
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life. MARTIAL EnjoymentFormerLifeLive
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 LakeLuxuryMyselfWater
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life. MARTIAL AdversityBraveHimselfLifeTrue
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death? MARTIAL DeathEscapeKillMadnessOrder
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it. MARTIAL EnduranceGenuineKnownSorrow
