Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
JUVENALNo one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
More Juvenal Quotes
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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
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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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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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