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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?

Juvenal

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
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
JUVENAL

Capable Insult Submit
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
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
JUVENAL

Body Health Mind Pray
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
JUVENAL

Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
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

Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
JUVENAL

Rejoice Revenge Woman
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
JUVENAL

Indulge Pleasure Rare
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
JUVENAL

Hardship Poverty Ridiculous
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
JUVENAL

Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
JUVENAL

Desire Direct Fear Reason
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
JUVENAL

Cold Honesty One Liner Praise
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
JUVENAL

Kindness Lie Worse
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
JUVENAL

Rejoice Revenge Weak
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
JUVENAL

Common Sense Fortune Men Rare
If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.
JUVENAL

Beget Failure Nature Poem

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