We deem those happy who, from the experience of life, have learned to bear its ills, without being overcome by them.
Rare is the union of beauty and purity. - Juvenal
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
- Juvenal
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war. - Juvenal
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
Quis costodiet ipsos custodies? (Who will watch the watchers?) - Juvenal
Quis costodiet ipsos custodies? (Who will watch the watchers?)
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue. - Juvenal
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue. - Juvenal
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price. - Juvenal
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die. - Juvenal
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown. - Juvenal
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt - Juvenal
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt
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