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.
JUVENALToday there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
More Juvenal Quotes
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Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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