This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
JUVENALBad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
More Juvenal Quotes
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No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Who will watch the watchers?
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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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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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