No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams. — Martial Copy Share Image
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past… — Martial Copy Share Image
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men. — Martial Copy Share Image
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without… — Martial Copy Share Image
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair. — Martial Copy Share Image
Non est, crede mihi, sapientis dicere 'Vivam': Sera nimis vita est crastina: vive hodie. Believe me, wise men don't say 'I shall… — Martial Copy Share Image
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name. [Lat., Nolo… — Martial Copy Share Image
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud. — Martial Copy Share Image
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man's field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros. — Martial Copy Share Image
The world is blessed most by men who do things, and not by those who merely talk about them. -James Oliver 'Tomorrow… — Martial Copy Share Image
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, "I will live." To-morrow's life is too late; live… — Martial Copy Share Image
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're a good man, you're a wonder! — 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
