Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
JUVENALNothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
More Juvenal Quotes
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All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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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.
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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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