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Honesty is praised and left in the cold.

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Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
JUVENAL

Indulge Pleasure Rare
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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Alive Give Up Mother In Law Peace
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
JUVENAL

Part Slave Tongue
Honesty is admired, and starves.
JUVENAL

Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
JUVENAL

Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
JUVENAL

House Servant
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
JUVENAL

Descend Heaven Knowledge
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
JUVENAL

Kindness Lie Worse
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
JUVENAL

Lose Madness Shirt Slave
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise

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