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

Juvenal

Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
Many a man has met death from the rushing flood of his own eloquence; others from the strength and wondrous thews in which they have trusted.
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Death Eloquence Man Rush Strength Throw Trust
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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Crime Crown Different Result
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
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
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Rejoice Revenge Woman
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
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
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
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge

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

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