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
wish wealth rich
He who wishes to become rich wishes to become so immediately.
men common-sense wealth
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
heirs inheritance enjoy
A third heir seldom enjoys what has been dishonestly acquired.
vices virtue deceiving
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
tyrants ears tyranny
What is more cruel than a tyrant's ear?
pleasure produce indulgence
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
house servant haughty
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
writing irresistible
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
revenge mind pleasure
Revenge, we find, the abject pleasure of an abject mind.
strong men sin
Man, wretched man, whene'er he stoops to sin, Feels, with the act, a strong remorse within.
two games anxiety
Limits the Romans' anxieties to two things - bread and games.
hate shame
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate
soul feelings humanity
For He, who gave this vast machine to roll, Breathed Life in then, in us a Reasoning Soul; That kindred feelings might our state improve, And mutual wants conduct to mutual love.
latin greek ignorant
Everything is Greek, when it is more shameful to be ignorant of Latin.