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

Juvenal

Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
JUVENAL

Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
JUVENAL

Crime Crown Different Result
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
JUVENAL

Beget Failure Nature Poem
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
JUVENAL

Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
JUVENAL

Desire Direct Fear Reason
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
JUVENAL

Indulge Pleasure Rare
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
JUVENAL

House Servant
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
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
JUVENAL

Capable Insult Submit
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
JUVENAL

Rejoice Revenge Weak
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
JUVENAL

Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
JUVENAL

Creation Luck Position Raise
Who will watch the watchers?
JUVENAL

One Liner Watch
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
JUVENAL

Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
JUVENAL

Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.
JUVENAL

Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World

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