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.
JUVENALSo Nature ordains; no evil example corrupts us so soon and so rapidly as one that has been set at home, since it comes into the mind on high authority.
More Juvenal Quotes
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Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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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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Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Who will watch the watchers?
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Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
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