Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity. - Martial
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
- Martial
Givers of great dinners know few enemies. - Martial
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well. - Martial
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
Do you ask why I am unwilling to marry a rich wife? It is because I am unwilling to be taken to husband by my wife. The mistress of the house should … - Martial
Do you ask why I am unwilling to marry a rich wife? It is because I am unwilling to be taken to husband by my wife. The mistress of the house should …
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them. - Martial
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent. - Martial
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst. - Martial
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
Wine and women bring misery. - Martial
Wine and women bring misery.
Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today. - Martial
Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today.
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