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Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.

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Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
JUVENAL

Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
JUVENAL

Fate God Heaven Place Wise
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
JUVENAL

Kindness Lie Worse
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
JUVENAL

Descend Heaven Knowledge
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
JUVENAL

Failure Talent Verse Writing
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
JUVENAL

Part Slave Tongue
It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
JUVENAL

Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
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
Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
JUVENAL

Blind Enjoyment Fortune
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
JUVENAL

Possess Writing
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Crime Fruit One Liner
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
Who will watch the watchers?
JUVENAL

One Liner Watch
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
JUVENAL

Bread Circus Human

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