Marcus Valerius Martial Quotes


"A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere."
- Marcus Valerius Martial
(Related: Man)

"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
(Related: Fear, Content, Day, Nothing)

"Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none."
- Marcus Valerius Martial
(Related: Fortune)

"Glory paid to our ashes comes too late."
- Marcus Valerius Martial
(Related: Glory)

"If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it."
- Marcus Valerius Martial
(Related: Death, Fame)

"There is no living with thee, nor without thee."
- Marcus Valerius Martial
(Related: Living)

"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!"
- Marcus Valerius Martial
(Related: Death, Life, Fool, Nothing, Promise)

"Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst."
- Marcus Valerius Martial
(Related: Will, World)