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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.

Juvenal

It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
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Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
JUVENAL

Indulge Pleasure Rare
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
JUVENAL

Growth Love Money
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
JUVENAL

Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
JUVENAL

Difficult World Writing
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
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
Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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Mankind Snake
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
JUVENAL

Human Nature Learn Pay Price

A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.

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