Martial quotes

Martial was a Roman poet, renowned for his witty and satirical epigrams. His works offer a vivid glimpse into daily life, society, and culture in ancient Rome. He influenced generations of poets with his sharp humor and keen observations. Here are 34 of his quotes:

Life is not living, but living in health. (Martial)
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere. View quote
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To be able to enjoy one's past life is to live twice. View quote
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You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter. View quote
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Neither fear your death's day nor long for it. View quote
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My poems are naughty, but my life is pure. View quote
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Laugh if you are wise. View quote
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You ask what a nice girl will do? She won't give an inch, but she won't say no. View quote
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Fortune to many gives too much, enough to none. View quote
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I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; this only I can say, I do not love thee. View quote
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The mode of death is sadder than death itself. (Martial)
He who refuses nothing...will soon have nothing to refuse. View quote
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Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure. View quote
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The bee enclosed and through the amber shown Seems buried in the juice which was his own. View quote
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You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe. View quote
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Stop abusing my verses, or publish some of your own. View quote
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They praise those works, but read these. View quote
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They [the hours] pass by, and are put to our account. View quote
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Take while you can; brief is the moment of profit. View quote
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Glory paid to ashes comes too late. View quote
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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health. (Martial)
Believe me, wise men don't say ‘I shall live to do that', tomorrow's life is too late; live today. View quote
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Difficult and easy-going, pleasant and churlish, you are at the same time: I can neither live with you nor without you. View quote
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If glory comes after death, I hurry not. View quote
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You invite no man to dinner, Cotta, but your bath-companion; the baths alone provide you with a guest. I was wondering why you had never asked me; now I understand that when naked I displeased you. View quote
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Occupation: Poet
Born: 40
Died: 104
Quotes count: 34
Wikipedia: Martial

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