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.
JUVENALLuck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
More Juvenal Quotes
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Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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