Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
JUVENALFate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
More Juvenal Quotes
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Who will watch the watchers?
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Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
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In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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