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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.

Juvenal

In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
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
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
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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Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
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
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
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
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge

There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.

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