Marcus Valerius Martialis

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
Marcus Valerius Martialis - Epigrams
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
Marcus Valerius Martialis - Epigrams
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.

The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.

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

Gifts are like hooks.
Marcus Valerius Martialis - Epigrams
Virtue extends our days: he live two lives who relives his past with pleasure.

There is no glory in otustripping donkeys.

- Marcus Valerius Martialis