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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.

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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
JUVENAL

Body Health Mind Pray
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.
JUVENAL

Death Eloquence Man Rush Strength Throw Trust
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
JUVENAL

Difficult World Writing
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
JUVENAL

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

Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
JUVENAL

Fortune Matter
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
JUVENAL

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

Mankind Snake
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
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
JUVENAL

Bread Circus Human
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
JUVENAL

Kindness Lie Worse
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
JUVENAL

Possess Writing
Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
JUVENAL

Lose Madness Shirt Slave
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
JUVENAL

Rejoice Revenge Woman
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
JUVENAL

Tolerate Wealth Woman
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
JUVENAL

Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue

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