Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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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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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Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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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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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Who will watch the watchers?
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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