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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.

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Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
JUVENAL

Indulge Pleasure Rare
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
JUVENAL

Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
JUVENAL

Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
JUVENAL

Children Owe Respect
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
JUVENAL

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

Tolerate Wealth Woman
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
JUVENAL

Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
JUVENAL

Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
JUVENAL

Crime Crown Different Result
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
JUVENAL

Mankind Snake
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
JUVENAL

Crime Fruit One Liner
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
JUVENAL

Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
JUVENAL

Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
JUVENAL

Desire Direct Fear Reason
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.
JUVENAL

Authority Example Mind Nature Rapid
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
JUVENAL

Capable Insult Submit

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