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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.

Juvenal

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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Lose Madness Shirt Slave
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
JUVENAL

Mankind Snake
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
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
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
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
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Part Slave Tongue
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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Alive Give Up Mother In Law Peace
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak

Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.

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