A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
Marcus Valerius Martial

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

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
Marcus Valerius Martial

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
Marcus Valerius Martial

Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes.
Marcus Valerius Martial

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
Marcus Valerius Martial

If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
Marcus Valerius Martial

There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
Marcus Valerius Martial

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