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

Juvenal

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
Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.
JUVENAL

Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
JUVENAL

Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
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
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
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Fate God Heaven Place Wise
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
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Affair Extreme Fortune Humble Joke People
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

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