What did Juvenal mean by: To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth the having. Juvenal Poet · Italy Copy
+ No man becomes bad all at once. Author, September 27, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Morality, Progression, Transformation, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Man, wretched man, whene’er he stoops to sin, Feels, with the act, a strong remorse within. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Man, Remorse, Sin, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Virtue is the only and true nobility. [Lat., Nobilitas sola est atque unica virtus.] Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Contentment, Nobility, Virtue, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Luxury destroys more efficiently than war. Author, July 2, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Destruction, Luxury, War, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ We are too quick to imitate depraved examples. Author, November 2, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Depravity, Ethics, Imitation, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Those who desire to become rich, desire it at once. Author, October 26, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Ambition, Timing, Wealth, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ One has no protecting power save prudence. [Lat., Nullum numen habes si sit prudentia.] Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Power, Protection, Wisdom, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth. Author, September 16, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Forgiveness, Growth, Understanding, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income. Read explanation Jean Rostand Biologist · France
Most men spend the best part of their lives making the remaining part wretched. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
It is better to expose ourselves to ingratitude than to neglect our duty to the distressed. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
