Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Marcus Valerius Martial

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Spanish poet Marcus Valerius Martial.
Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Marcus Valerius Martial
Marcus Valerius Martial
Spanish - Poet
43 - 104
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
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
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes.
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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!
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