Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
More Juvenal Quotes
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Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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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.
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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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