Marcus Valerius Martial
Marcus Valerius Martial
death life promise provide wish
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!
cute-love love
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
reduced
Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes.
conceal faults
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
best leave
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
fear last prefer
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
death
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.