Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly. Martial More Quotes by Martial More Quotes From Martial To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late. Martial reputation ashes too-late Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst. Martial caregivers caring world Gifts are like hooks. Martial hook It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent. Martial intuition imagination feelings Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows? Martial greedy hook deceived Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none. Martial wealth too-much giving The face that cannot smile is never fair. Martial fairs faces I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please. Martial unhappiness men believe To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; Martial wise yesterday life This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death? Martial madness order death Too late is tomorrow's life; live for today. Martial live-for-today tomorrow too-late Life is not living, but living in health. Martial health fitness life You ask what a nice girl will do? She won't give an inch, but she won't say no. Martial nice girl giving You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them. Martial sells want book All your female friends are either old or ugly; nay, more ugly than old women usually are. These you lead about in your train, and drag with you to feasts, porticos and theaters. Thus, Fabulla, you seem handsome, thus you seem young. Martial handsome ugly female I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife that shall be my master.] Martial leading-me wife masters If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds. Martial delicacy opinion bird You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise. Martial praise pay thinking If fame comes after death, I'm in no hurry for it. Martial gloria after-death fame Life's not just about being alive, but being well. Martial inspirational-life alive life
