Juvenal Quotes

Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another... view

By: Juvenal

No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly... view

By: Juvenal

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted... view

By: Juvenal

There is hardly a case in which the dispute was not caused by a woman... view

By: Juvenal

The traveller with empty pockets will sing in the thief 's face... view

By: Juvenal

Rare is the union of beauty and purity... view

By: Juvenal

Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised... view

By: Juvenal

No one ever reached the worst of a vice at one leap... view

By: Juvenal

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price... view

By: Juvenal

A child is owed the greatest respect.. view

By: Juvenal

Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior... view

By: Juvenal

Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove... view

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For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes... view

By: Juvenal

I wish it, I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason... view

By: Juvenal

It is difficult not to write satire... view

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It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty... view

By: Juvenal

One globe seemed all too small for the youthful Alexander... view

By: Juvenal