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It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.

Juvenal

The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Bound Desire Innocence Man Wise
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
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
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
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
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
Honesty is admired, and starves.
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Admire Honesty One Liner Starve
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Body Health Mind Pray
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent 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?
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Lose Madness Shirt Slave
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
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Growth Love Money
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Part Slave Tongue
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
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Rejoice Revenge Weak
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
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Beget Failure Nature Poem
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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Death Eloquence Man Rush Strength Throw Trust
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Crow Fortune Luck One Liner White
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Crime Fruit One Liner
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
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

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