What did Juvenal mean by: Trust to a plank, draw precarious breath, At most seven inches from the jaws of death. Juvenal Poet · Italy Copy
+ 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
+ See the effect of commercial intercourse. Author, September 7, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Economic, Globalization, Prosperity, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ Money lost is bewailed with unfeigned tears. [Lat., Ploratur lacrimis amissa pecunia veris.] Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Juvenal, Finance, Loss, Regret, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ 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
+ 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
+ I will it, I order it, let my will stand for a reason. Author, October 8, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Order, Reason, Will, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ To lay down one’s life for the truth. Author, July 18, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Honor, Sacrifice, Truth, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
+ A sound mind in a sound body is a thing to be prayed for. Author, August 19, 2023January 2, 2025, Juvenal, Mental, Physical, Well-being, 0 Juvenal Poet · Italy
Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I won’t bet $100 against house odds between now and the grave. Read explanation Charlie Munger Business person
Watch yourself all your life in a mirror and you’ll see Death at work like bees in a glass hive. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
A man can keep another’s secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
