| 71 Famous Quotes by Marcus Valerius Martial
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“Be merry if you are wise.
[Lat., Ride si sapis.]”
Merriment Quotes Source: Epigrams (II, 41, 1)
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“Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
[Lat., Gaudia non remanent, sed fugitiva volant.]”
Joy Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. I, 16, 8)
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“That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your
repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.”
Birds Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. XIV, ep. 67)
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“Birdes of a feather will flocke togither.”
Birds Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. XIV, ep. 67)
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“Every bird that upwards swings
Bears the Cross upon its wings.”
Birds Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. XIV, ep. 67)
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“The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself
the singer of its own dirge.”
Swans Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. XIII, ep. LXXVII)
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“I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters
of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for
noble pickle.”
Eating Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. 13, ep. 82)
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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.”
Eating Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. IX, ep. 19)
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“Philo swears that he has never dined at home, and it is so; he
does not dine at all, except when invited out.”
Eating Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. V, ep. 47)
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“Mithriades, by frequently drinking poison, rendered it impossible
for any poison to hurt him. You, Cinna, by always dining on next
to nothing, have taken due precaution against ever perishing from
hunger.”
Eating Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. V, ep. 76)
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“Annius has some two hundred tables, and servants for every table.
Dishes run hither and thither, and plates fly about. Such
entertainments as these keep to yourselves, ye pompous; I am ill
pleased with a supper that walks.”
Eating Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. VII, ep. 48)
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“As long as I have fat turtle-doves, a fig of your lettuce, my
friend, and you may keep your shell-fish to yourself. I have no
wish to waste my appetite.”
Eating Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. XIII, ep. 53)
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“See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In
amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?”
Eating Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. XIII, ep. 58)
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“Whether woodcock or partridge, what does it signify, if the taste
is the same? But the partridge is dearer, and therefore thought
preferable.”
Eating Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. XIII, ep. 76)
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“However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still
greater than the dish.”
Eating Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. XIII, ep. 81)
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“If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest
delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.”
Eating Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. XIII, ep. 92)
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“She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
[Lat., Illa dolet vere qui sine teste dolet.]”
Grief Quotes Source: Epigrams (I, 34, 4)
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“Can the fish love the fisherman?
[Lat., Piscatorem piscis amare potest?]”
Fishermen Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. VI, ep. 63, l. 5)
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“A fisherman's walk: three steps and overboard.”
Fishermen Quotes Source: Epigrams (bk. VI, ep. 63, l. 5)
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“To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.”
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“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.”
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