Revenge is sweeter than life itself. So think fools.
JuvenalRead
An incurable itch for scribbling takes possession of many, and grows inveterate in their insane breasts.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects the uncontrollable desire to write, which can become a persistent obsession.
Juvenal highlights a profound and often uncontrollable passion for writing that exists within many individuals. This 'incurable itch' symbolizes a deep-seated need to express oneself through the written word, suggesting that for some, this desire is so intense that it can border on obsession, leading to an unquenchable thirst for creation and artistic expression.
Themes
WritingPassionObsessionExpressionCreation
In practice
Example use cases
This quote would be perfect to include in a speech at a literary festival to highlight the passion for writing.
More from Juvenal
All quotes βPeace visits not the guilty mind.
JuvenalRead
Poverty is bitter, but it has no harder pang than that it makes men ridiculous.
JuvenalRead
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
JuvenalRead
This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
JuvenalRead
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
JuvenalRead
Similar quotes
Through most of my career, I've made a decent living making movies no one wants to see.
Jean-Luc GodardRead
In the world of reality the more beautiful a work of art, the longer, we may be sure, was the time required to make it, and the greater the number of different minds which assisted in its development.
Lafcadio HearnRead
I have never been able to remember the number of my driver's license, and there have been times when I couldn't even remember my own telephone number, but when I hear a song, sometimes only once, I never forget the melody or the lyric.
Marlon BrandoRead
My mother encouraged me to be artistic. It was written in a contract at an early age that I would be an artist.
Kurt CobainRead
I collected pictures and I drew pictures and I looked at the pictures by myself. And because no one else ever saw them, the pictures were perfect and true. They were alive.
Helen OyeyemiRead
When I paint green, it doesn't mean grass; when I paint blue, it doesn't mean sky.
Henri MatisseRead