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.
JUVENALThe tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
More Juvenal Quotes
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Who will watch the watchers?
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It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
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All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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