Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
JUVENALIt is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
More Juvenal Quotes
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Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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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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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Who will watch the watchers?
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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Today there’s more fellowship among snakes than among mankind. Wild beasts spare those with similar markings.
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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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