Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
JUVENALA lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
More Juvenal Quotes
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Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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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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Many a man has met death from the rushing flood of his own eloquence; others from the strength and wondrous thews in which they have trusted.
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Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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