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.
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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Who will watch the watchers?
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Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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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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Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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