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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.

Juvenal

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
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
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
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent 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
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Cold Honesty One Liner Praise
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise

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