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Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.

Juvenal

It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
JUVENAL

Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
JUVENAL

Difficult World Writing
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
JUVENAL

Kindness Lie Worse
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
JUVENAL

Failure Talent Verse Writing
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
JUVENAL

Mankind Snake
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
JUVENAL

Creation Luck Position Raise
Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
JUVENAL

Fate God Heaven Place Wise
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
JUVENAL

Descend Heaven Knowledge
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
JUVENAL

Desire Direct Fear Reason
Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
JUVENAL

Affair Extreme Fortune Humble Joke People
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
JUVENAL

Rejoice Revenge Weak
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
JUVENAL

Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
JUVENAL

Beget Failure Nature Poem
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
JUVENAL

Possess Writing
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
JUVENAL

Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
JUVENAL

Capable Insult Submit

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