This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
JUVENALEvery great house is full of haughty servants.
More Juvenal Quotes
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All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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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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Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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