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
art sky hungry
All arts his own, the hungry Greekling counts; And bid him mount the skies, the skies he mounts.
common-sense common higher
Generally, common sense is rare in the (higher) rank.
luxury enjoyment foe
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
men eagles lust
There's a lust in man, no charm can tame, of loudly publishing our neighbor's shame.
writing world satire
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
night saturday-night satire
Satire is what closes Saturday night.
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.
ambitious poverty states
Here we all live in a state of ambitious poverty.
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.