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When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?

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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
JUVENAL

Hate Shame Woman
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.
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Authority Example Mind Nature Rapid
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
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Dead Foe Luxury One Liner
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
JUVENAL

Human Nature Learn Pay Price
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
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
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
The greatest respect is owed to a child.
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Children Owe Respect
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
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Happiness Man Seduce Wicked
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
JUVENAL

Desire Direct Fear Reason
Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
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Affair Extreme Fortune Humble Joke People

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