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Every great house is full of haughty servants.

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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
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 greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Bread Circus Human
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
JUVENAL

Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Cold Honesty One Liner Praise
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
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
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
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
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake

Every great house is full of haughty servants.

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