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
fisherman fishes
The fisherman could perhaps be bought for less than the fish.
mind faults guilty
Every fault of the mind becomes more conspicuous and more guilty in proportion to the rank of the offender
globes youthful-arrogance
One globe seemed all too small for the youthful Alexander.
good-luck luck winner
Wisdom is the winner over good luck.
men poverty faces
A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face.
friendship money wealth
Be rich for yourself and poor to your friends.
peace path virtue
One path alone leads to a life of peace. The path of virtue.
fruit crime remorse
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
honesty cold left
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
men crime he-man
Every crime will bring remorse to the man who committed it
men crime
What man have you ever seen who was contented with one crime only?
men white luck
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
disputes cases
There is hardly a case in which the dispute was not caused by a woman.
two people circus
The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things: bread and circuses!