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Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.

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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
So Nature ordains; no evil example corrupts us so soon and so rapidly as one that has been set at home, since it comes into the mind on high authority.
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Authority Example Mind Nature Rapid
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
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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Lose Madness Shirt Slave
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
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
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
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
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray

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