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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.

Juvenal

Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
JUVENAL

Affair Extreme Fortune Humble Joke People
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
JUVENAL

Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
JUVENAL

Desire Direct Fear Reason
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
JUVENAL

Kindness Lie Worse
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
JUVENAL

Descend Heaven Knowledge
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
JUVENAL

Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
JUVENAL

Tolerate Wealth Woman
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
JUVENAL

Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
JUVENAL

Mankind Snake
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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Crime Crown Different Result
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
JUVENAL

Fortune Matter
Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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Alive Give Up Mother In Law Peace
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
JUVENAL

Die Live Madness Order Sheer Want Wealth
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
JUVENAL

Hate Shame Woman
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
JUVENAL

Human Nature Learn Pay Price
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
JUVENAL

Children Owe Respect

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