In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
JUVENALIf nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Who will watch the watchers?
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Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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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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