Juvenal
Juvenal
Decimus Iūnius Iuvenālis , known in English as Juvenal /ˈdʒuːvənəl/, was a Roman poet active in the late 1st and early 2nd century AD, author of the Satires. The details of the author's life are unclear, although references within his text to known persons of the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD fix his terminus post quem...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPoet
luxury enjoyment foe
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
common-sense common higher
Generally, common sense is rare in the (higher) rank.
art sky hungry
All arts his own, the hungry Greekling counts; And bid him mount the skies, the skies he mounts.
singing faces traveler
Travelers with naught sing in the robber's face
deeds guilty crime
For whoever meditates a crime is guilty of the deed.
class ignorant faces
The skilful class of flatterers praise the discourse of an ignorant friend and the face of a deformed one.
revenge mind littles
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge
men poverty hardship
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
poverty madness rich
It is unmistakable madness to live in poverty only to die rich.
wish reason pleasure
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason
order reason
I will it, I order it, let my will stand for a reason.
hero men shining
Fond man! though all the heroes of your line Bedeck your halls, and round your galleries shine In proud display; yet take this truth from me-- Virtue alone is true nobility!
latin greek ignorant
Everything is Greek, when it is more shameful to be ignorant of Latin.
strong men sin
Man, wretched man, whene'er he stoops to sin, Feels, with the act, a strong remorse within.