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Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.

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No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
JUVENAL

Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Rejoice Revenge Woman
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
JUVENAL

Difficult World Writing
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
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
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Bread Circus Human
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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Crime Crown Different Result
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
JUVENAL

Destroy Efficient Luxury War
Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
JUVENAL

Lose Madness Shirt Slave
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
JUVENAL

Nature Wisdom

Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.

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