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Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.

Juvenal

The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
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
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
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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Death Eloquence Man Rush Strength Throw Trust
Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
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Lose Madness Shirt Slave
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.

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