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Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.

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Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
JUVENAL

Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
JUVENAL

Children Owe Respect
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
JUVENAL

Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
JUVENAL

Rejoice Revenge Woman
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
JUVENAL

Difficult World Writing
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
JUVENAL

Tolerate Wealth Woman
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
JUVENAL

House Servant
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
JUVENAL

Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
JUVENAL

Creation Luck Position Raise
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.
JUVENAL

Authority Example Mind Nature Rapid
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
JUVENAL

Body Health Mind Pray
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
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
JUVENAL

Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
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.
JUVENAL

Death Eloquence Man Rush Strength Throw Trust
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
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
JUVENAL

Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue

Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.

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