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Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.

Juvenal

In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
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Lose Madness Shirt Slave
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Bread Circus Human
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Cold Honesty One Liner Praise
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
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.
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Authority Example Mind Nature Rapid
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing

Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.

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