Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
JUVENALNo one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
More Juvenal Quotes
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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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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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Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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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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No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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