+ We do not commonly find men of superior sense amongst those of the highest fortune. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Intelligence, Social status, Wealth, 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
+ A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber’s face. Author, October 27, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Courage, Defiance, Resilience, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Astrology reveals the will of the gods. Author, August 10, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Destiny, Fate, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly. Author, June 14, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Behavior, Evil, Progression, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Anxiety, Fear, Guilt, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Common sense among men of fortune is rare. Author, August 28, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Rationality, Scarcity, Wealth, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Avarice increases with the increasing pile of gold. Author, August 8, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Corruption, Greed, Wealth, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Art’s only concern with the real is to abolish it, and to substitute for it a new reality Jean Rousset