+ He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house. Author, September 10, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Discovery, Family, Shame, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly. Author, August 3, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Desire, Speed, Wealth, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires. Author, June 2, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Desires, Self-control, Wisdom, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Do not pluck the beard of a dead lion. [Lat., Noli Barbam vellere mortuo leoni.] Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Caution, Power, Respect, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue. Author, September 1, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Glory, Thirst, Virtue, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have. Author, August 2, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Fate, Marriage, Uncertainty, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge. Author, August 31, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Conscience, Punishment, Secrets, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? – Who will watch the watchers? Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Accountability, Oversight, Power, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who confided it. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself. Read explanation Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
