Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.
JUVENALIf nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
More Juvenal Quotes
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Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
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Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
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Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
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Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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