As far as the stars are from the earth, and as different as fire is from water, so much do self-interest and integrity differ.
No man is ever innocent when his opponent is the judge. - Lucan
No man is ever innocent when his opponent is the judge.
- Lucan
An idle life always produces varied inclinations. - Lucan
An idle life always produces varied inclinations.
Thus each person by his fears gives wings to rumor, and, without any real source of apprehension, men fear what they themselves have imagined. - Lucan
Thus each person by his fears gives wings to rumor, and, without any real source of apprehension, men fear what they themselves have imagined.
The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved. - Lucan
The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved.
...Men fear what they themselves have imagined. - Lucan
...Men fear what they themselves have imagined.
The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life - Lucan
The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life
Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls. - Lucan
Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls.
The abode of God, too, is wherever is earth and sea and air, and sky and virtue. Why further do we seek the Gods of heaven? Whatever thou dost beho… - Lucan
The abode of God, too, is wherever is earth and sea and air, and sky and virtue. Why further do we seek the Gods of heaven? Whatever thou dost beho…
Poverty, the mother of manhood. Also, the mother of prostitution. - Lucan
Poverty, the mother of manhood. Also, the mother of prostitution.
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