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Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.

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Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
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Lose Madness Shirt Slave
Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.
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Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
Many a man has met death from the rushing flood of his own eloquence; others from the strength and wondrous thews in which they have trusted.
JUVENAL

Death Eloquence Man Rush Strength Throw Trust
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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Die Live Madness Order Sheer Want Wealth
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
JUVENAL

Creation Luck Position Raise
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
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
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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Blind Enjoyment Fortune
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman

Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.

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