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No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.

Juvenal

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
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Guilty Heart Punishment Verdict
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
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
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Descend Heaven Knowledge
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.
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Death Eloquence Man Rush Strength Throw Trust
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
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
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
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
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

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