Quotes by
Juvenal |
Juvenalis, 1st-2nd cent. AD , Roman satiric poet
Roman poet active in the late 1st and early 2nd century AD, author of the Satires. The details of the author's life are unclear.The Satires have inspired many authors, including Samuel Johnson and he is the source of many well-known maxims.
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Quotations
| • | There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie. 16 |
| • | Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt. 8 |
| • | Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind. 6 |
| • | No one rejoices more in revenge than woman. 6 |
| • | Honesty is admired, and starves. 5 |
| • | Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another. 4 |
| • | No man becomes bad all at once. 3 |
| • | It is difficult not to write satire. 2 |
| • | Rare is the union of beauty and purity. 2 |
Latin Quotes
| • | Dedicate your life to truth. Vitam impendere vero. 88 |
| • | A healthy mind in a healthy body. Mens sana in corpore sano. 77 |
| • | Bread and circuses. Panem et circenses. 42 |
| • | Everything with a price. Omnia cum pretio. 29 |
| • | No bad man is happy. Nemo malus felix 28 |
| • | Who will guard the guards? Quis costodiet ipsos custodies? 23 |
