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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.

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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
JUVENAL

Body Health Mind Pray
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
JUVENAL

Creation Luck Position Raise
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
JUVENAL

Growth Love Money
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
JUVENAL

Crime Crown Different Result
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
JUVENAL

Hate Shame Woman
Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.
JUVENAL

Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World
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
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
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
JUVENAL

Destroy Efficient Luxury War
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
JUVENAL

Die Live Madness Order Sheer Want Wealth
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine

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