Juvenal
Juvenal
Decimus Iūnius Iuvenālis , known in English as Juvenal /ˈdʒuːvənəl/, was a 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, although references within his text to known persons of the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD fix his terminus post quem...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPoet
mean dare worthy
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
prayer lying believe
Your prayer must be for a healthy mind in a sound body. Ask for a brave soul that has no fear of death, deems length of life the least of nature's gifts and is able to bear any kind of sufferings, knows neither wrath nor desire and believes the woes and hard labors of Hercules better than the loves and feasts and downy cushions of Sardanapalus. Reveal what you are able to give yourself; the only path to a life of tranquility lies through virtue.
evil steps
No one ever became thoroughly bad in one step.
integrity virtue
Integrity is praised, and starves.
heart men guilt
This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
love love-and-money love-of-money
The love of money grows as the money itself grows.
people reverse
Few people can distinguish the genuinely good from the reverse.
men envy long
Great power which incites great envy, hurls some men to destruction; they are drowned in a long splendid stream of honors.
fear hate men
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
lust depraved
No one every suddenly became depraved.
men evil wicked
No man ever became very wicked all at once.
heart blessing suffering
Ask for a valiant heart which has banished the fear of death, which looks upon the length of days as one of the least of nature's gifts; which is able to suffer every kind of hardship, is proof against anger, craves for nothing, and reckons the trials and gruelling labours of Hercules as more desirable blessings than the amorous ease and the banquets and cushions of Sardanapallus. The things that I recommend you can grant to yourself.
writing
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
children son years
A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years.