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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.

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Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Cold Honesty One Liner Praise
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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Crime Crown Different Result
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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Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Rejoice Revenge Woman
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
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
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
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
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
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem

Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.

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