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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

The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Part Slave Tongue
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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Blind Enjoyment Fortune
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge
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
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
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter

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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