It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
JUVENALThe wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
More Juvenal Quotes
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Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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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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All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Who will watch the watchers?
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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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