What did Martial mean by: No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams. - Martial Poet Copy
+ However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Martial, Eating, 0 - Martial Poet
+ The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Martial, Joy, Past, Taste, 0 - Martial Poet
+ It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Martial, Adversity, Fortitude, 0 - Martial Poet
+ Whoever is not too wise is wise. [Lat., Quisquis plus justo non sapit, ille sapit.] Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Martial, Plus, Wisdom, Wise, 0 - Martial Poet
+ Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Martial, Individuality, Wish, 0 - Martial Poet
+ Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it. Explain Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024February 19, 2024, Martial, Genuine, Knowing, Sorrow, 0 - Martial Poet
+ If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Martial, Fame, 0 - Martial Poet
+ You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Martial, Girl, 0 - Martial Poet
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading. - Lin Yutang Writer · China
Besides one should not believe that the people only want reading that is easy to absorb. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
