Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
JUVENALCommon sense among men of fortune is rare.
More Juvenal Quotes
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This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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