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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.

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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
JUVENAL

Part Slave Tongue
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
JUVENAL

Crime Crown Different Result
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
JUVENAL

Kindness Lie Worse
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
JUVENAL

Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
JUVENAL

Growth Love Money
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
JUVENAL

Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
JUVENAL

Indulge Pleasure Rare
So 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.
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Authority Example Mind Nature Rapid
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
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
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
JUVENAL

Crime Fruit One Liner
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
JUVENAL

Lose Madness Shirt Slave

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.

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