Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it.
—Martial
Topics: Acceptance, Realization, Awareness
Each day provides its own gifts.
—Martial
Topics: Boredom, Value of Time, Time Management
If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it.
—Martial
Topics: Fame
Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
—Martial
Tomorrow I will live, the fool does say: today itself’s too late; the wise lived yesterday.
—Martial
Topics: Delay, The Present
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past life is to live twice.
—Martial
Topics: Memory, Goodness, Life
To be able to look back upon one’s past life with satisfaction is to live twice.
—Martial
Topics: Satisfaction, Past, The Past
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
—Martial
Topics: The Present, Living
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you will be nothing.
—Martial
Topics: Being Ourselves
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
—Martial
Topics: Individuality
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
—Martial
Topics: Mistakes
Whoever makes great presents expects great presents in return.
—Martial
Topics: Giving
Laugh if you are wise.
—Martial
Topics: Laughter
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