What did Juvenal mean by: Fortune can, for her pleasure, fools advance, And toss them on the wheels of Chance. Juvenal Poet · Italy Copy
+ The act of God injures no one. Author, August 30, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Faith, Justice, Protection, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another. Author, September 13, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Harmony, Nature, Wisdom, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ No one ever reached the worst of a vice at one leap Author, August 6, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Progression, Self-control, Vice, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ The face, not the woman is the attraction. Author, September 28, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Appearance, Deception, Objectification, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Wisdom overcomes fortune. Author, October 25, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Fortune, Overcoming, Wisdom, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ There is great unanimity among the dissolute. [Lat., Magna inter molles concordia.] Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Agreement, Unity, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth the having. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Happiness, Livelihood, Sacrifice, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Many have an irresistible itch for writing. Author, June 19, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Creativity, Expression, Passion, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
A well-born man is fortunate, but so is the man about whom people no longer ask, ‘is he well-born?’ Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A lofty birth or a large fortune portend merit, and cause it to be the sooner noticed. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance. Max Eastman Writer · USA
Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness. [Fr., Fortune aveugle suit aveugle hardiesse.] Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France