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It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

Juvenal

When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
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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Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
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
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?
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Fortune Matter
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
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
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
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Affair Extreme Fortune Humble Joke People
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

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