This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
JUVENALIs it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
More Juvenal Quotes
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No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Who will watch the watchers?
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