Marcus Valerius Martial

(779 votes)   I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(242 votes)   There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(217 votes)   That spot of earth has special charms for me, in which a limited income produces happiness, and moderate wealth abundance.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(186 votes)   To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(185 votes)   If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(182 votes)   Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(180 votes)   Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(178 votes)   Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(178 votes)   You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(176 votes)   Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(171 votes)   If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(169 votes)   Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(168 votes)   I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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(162 votes)   Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

Marcus Valerius Martial
40-104, Latin poet and epigrammatist

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