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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.

Juvenal

The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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Hardship Poverty Ridiculous
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
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
It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
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Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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Die Live Madness Order Sheer Want Wealth
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Part Slave Tongue
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Bread Circus Human
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
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
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
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Rejoice Revenge Woman
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
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare

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