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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.

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When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
JUVENAL

Failure Talent Verse Writing
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
JUVENAL

Children Owe Respect
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
JUVENAL

Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
JUVENAL

Bread Circus Human
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
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
JUVENAL

Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
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Guilty Heart Punishment Verdict
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
JUVENAL

Crime Fruit One Liner
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
Honesty is admired, and starves.
JUVENAL

Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
JUVENAL

Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
JUVENAL

Mankind Snake
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

Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.

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