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.
JUVENALThe tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
More Juvenal Quotes
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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Many a man has met death from the rushing flood of his own eloquence; others from the strength and wondrous thews in which they have trusted.
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Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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