Martial Quotes - Page 2

The face that cannot smile is never fair.

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality, and benevolence; the other from pride or fear, or from the fact that you cannot take your money with you to the other world.

You ask what a nice girl will do? She won't give an inch, but she won't say no.

In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a writeched life

Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.

Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?

Gifts are like hooks.

A vagrant is everywhere at home.

I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.

Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.

It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure

The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies. [Lat., In tauros Libyci ruunt leones; Non sunt papilionibus molesti.]

Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that's how a book of poems is made, my Friend.

To be able to enjoy one's past life is to live twice.

You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe--or she will call you ungrateful.

Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

Can the fish love the fisherman? [Lat., Piscatorem piscis amare potest?]

There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.

This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death? [Lat., Hic rogo non furor est ne moriare mori?]

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 be subordinate to her husband, for in no other way, Priscus, will the wife and husband be on an equality.

To have nothing is not poverty. [Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]

Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.

Neither fear your death's day nor long for it.

She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.