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If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.

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Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.
JUVENAL

Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
JUVENAL

Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
JUVENAL

Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
JUVENAL

Crime Fruit One Liner
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
JUVENAL

Cold Honesty One Liner Praise
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
JUVENAL

Part Slave Tongue
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
JUVENAL

Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
JUVENAL

Crime Crown Different Result
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
JUVENAL

Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
JUVENAL

Alive Give Up Mother In Law Peace
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
JUVENAL

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.
JUVENAL

Authority Example Mind Nature Rapid
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Bread Circus Human
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
JUVENAL

Creation Luck Position Raise
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
JUVENAL

Hate Shame Woman

If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.

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