(Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal

(Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal
bears commit crime crime-and-criminals cross price wears
Many commit the same crime with a different destiny; one bears a cross as the price of his villainy, another wears a crown.
mind prayer sound
Your prayer must be for a sound mind in a sound body.
age age-and-aging bloom brief calling far flies flowers life narrow short wine
The short bloom of our brief and narrow life flies far away. While we are calling for flowers and wine and woman, old age is upon us.
incurable itch possesses writers-and-writing
Writing is the incurable itch that possesses many.