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Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.

Juvenal

Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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Crime Crown Different Result
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Rejoice Revenge Woman
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
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Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
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Guilty Heart Punishment Verdict
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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Blind Enjoyment Fortune
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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Die Live Madness Order Sheer Want Wealth
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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Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit

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