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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.

Juvenal

Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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Alive Give Up Mother In Law Peace
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
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
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Guilty Heart Punishment Verdict
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
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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Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing

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