The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
JUVENALVice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
More Juvenal Quotes
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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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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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Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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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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Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
JUVENAL