Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
JUVENALThis precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
More Juvenal Quotes
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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Who will watch the watchers?
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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Many a man has met death from the rushing flood of his own eloquence; others from the strength and wondrous thews in which they have trusted.
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