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Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.

Juvenal

Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.
JUVENAL

Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
JUVENAL

Nature Wisdom
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
JUVENAL

Easy Men Poverty Quality Rise
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
JUVENAL

Difficult World Writing
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
JUVENAL

Destroy Efficient Luxury War
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
JUVENAL

Rejoice Revenge Weak
Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?
JUVENAL

Lose Madness Shirt Slave
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
JUVENAL

Hate Shame Woman
Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
JUVENAL

Blind Enjoyment Fortune
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
JUVENAL

Body Health Mind Pray
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
JUVENAL

Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
JUVENAL

Growth Love Money
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
JUVENAL

Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
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.
JUVENAL

Death Eloquence Man Rush Strength Throw Trust
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
JUVENAL

Children Owe Respect
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
JUVENAL

Tolerate Wealth Woman

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