The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things - bread and circuses!
Juvenal Quotations
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Peace visits not the guilty mind.
Peace visits not the guilty mind.
(Nemo Malus Felix)
(Nemo Malus Felix)
You should pray for a sound mind in a sound body.
One path alone leads to a life of peace The path of virtue.
Two things only the people actually desire bread and circuses.
Fortune can, for her pleasure, fools advance,
And toss them on the wheels of Chance.
And toss them on the wheels of Chance.
Fortune can, for her pleasure, fools advance, And toss them on the wheels of Chance.
Count it the greatest sin to prefer life to honor, and for the sake of living to love what makes life worth having.
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
But who is to guard the guards themselves
Count it the greatest sin to prefer life to honor, and for the sake of living to lose what makes life worth having.
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
Refrain from doing ill; for one all powerful reason, lest our children should copy our misdeeds; we are all too prone to imitate whatever is base and depraved.
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
Who will guard the guards themselves?
(quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
(quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
One path alone leads to a life of peace: The path of virtue.
Think it the greatest impiety to prefer life to disgrace, and for the sake of life to lose the reason for living.
Nature never says one thing, Wisdom another.
Be rich to yourself and poor to your friends.
A healthy mind in a healthy body.
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.
Be gentle with the young.