What did Juvenal mean by: Poverty is bitter, but it has no harder pang than that it makes men ridiculous. Juvenal Poet · Italy Copy
+ Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas. – Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Double standards, Hypocrisy, Justice, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Nature and wisdom always say the same. Author, August 5, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Harmony, Nature, Wisdom, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ No one becomes depraved all at once. Author, August 31, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Corruption, Progression, Transformation, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the guilt of the act. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Crime, Guilt, Morality, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Be rich for yourself and poor to your friends. Author, August 18, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Friendship, Self-interest, Wealth, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, be this thy care, for this, my friend, is all. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Introspection, Personal Growth, Self-awareness, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent are punished and the wicked escape.] Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Hypocrisy, Injustice, Punishment, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ There are many things which may not be uttered by men in threadbare coats. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Appearance, Status, Taboo, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Most men spend the first half of their lives making the second half miserable. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If poverty is the mother of all crimes, lack of intelligence is the father. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
