Marcus Valerius Martial quotes and sayings
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 quotes
- Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
- A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
- If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
- There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
- 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!
- Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
- Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
- Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes.