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Juvenal

Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.
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Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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Crime Crown Different Result
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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Die Live Madness Order Sheer Want Wealth
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
What’s infamy matter if you keep your fortune?
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Fortune Matter
Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
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Fate God Heaven Place Wise
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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Alive Give Up Mother In Law Peace
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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Blind Enjoyment Fortune
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
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Bread Circus Human
Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
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Lose Madness Shirt Slave
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Crime Fruit One Liner

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