7 Quotes by Marcus Valerius Martialis

...to be able to enjoy the life you have spent, is to live it twice.

Cras te victurum, cras dicis, Postume, semper. dic mihi, cras istud, Postume, quando venit?quam longe cras istud, ubi est? aut unde petendum? numquid apud Parthos Armeniosque latet?iam cras istud habet Priami vel Nestoris annos. cras istud quanti, dic mihi, possit emi?cras vives? hodie iam vivere, Postume, serum est: ille sapit quisquis, Postume, vixit heri.

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none. Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]

Lasciva est nobis pagina, vita proba.

And let the soft turf cover her brittle bones:earth, lie lightly on her: she lay lightly on you.

Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.

You command my desire for the queen of cities to be mitigated: you alone are a Rome to me.