The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
JUVENALWhenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
More Juvenal Quotes
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This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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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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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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