All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
JUVENALThere is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
More Juvenal Quotes
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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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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Who will watch the watchers?
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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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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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