“Flaccus, the sort of girl I hate Is the scrawny one, with arms so thin My rings would fit them, hips that grate, Spine like a saw, knees like a pin And a coccyx like a javelin. But all the… — Martial Copy Share Image
“Because he hates to praise by name He praises everybody. Vice And virtue must look much the same To one who calls the whole world "nice".” — Martial Copy Share Image
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds. — Martial Copy Share Image
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure — Martial Copy Share Image
Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality, and benevolence; the other… — Martial Copy Share Image
“You ask what a nice girl will do? She won't give an inch,but she won't say no.” — Martial Copy Share Image
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit. — Martial Copy Share Image
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door… — Martial Copy Share Image
