Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
MartialRead
Neither fear your death's day nor long for it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Embrace life without fear of death or longing for it.
This quote by Martial suggests that one should neither fear the inevitability of death nor should they wish for it. It encourages a balanced approach to life, advocating for living fully in the present rather than being preoccupied with the end of life or a desire to escape from it.
Themes
DeathLifeFearExistencePresent
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about living life to the fullest.
More from Martial
All quotes βLife is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
MartialRead
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
MartialRead
Life's not just about being alive, but being well.
MartialRead
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
MartialRead
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
MartialRead
Similar quotes
This is one of the cruelties of the theatre of life; we all think of ourselves as stars and rarely recognize it when we are indeed mere supporting characters or even supernumeraries.
Robertson DaviesRead
Herein lies the tragedy of the age: Not that men are poor, - all men know something of poverty. Not that men are wicked, - who is good? Not that men are ignorant, - what is truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men.
W. E. B. Du BoisRead
There's too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will.
Agatha ChristieRead
All I'm saying is that you should show some respect for what other people see with their eyes and feel with their fingers, even though it be the exact opposite.
Luigi PirandelloRead
It is when suffering finds a voice and sets our nerves quivering that this pity comes troubling us.
H. G. WellsRead
Men exist for the sake of one another.
Marcus AureliusRead