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
grief men blow
Let me moderate our sorrows. The grief of a man should not exceed proper bounds, but be in proportion to the blow he has received. [Lat., Ponamus nimios gemitus: flagrantior aequo Non debet dolor esse viri, nec vulnere major.]
men purses empty
The man whose purse is empty can cheerfully sing before the robber.
money men credit
Every man's credit is proportioned to the money which he has in his chest. [Lat., Quantum quisque sua nummorum condit in area, Tantum habet et fidei.]
death men body
Only death reveals what a nothing the body of man is.
men
No man becomes bad all at once.
men wealth truthfulness
A man's word Is believed just to the extent of the wealth in his coffers stored.
kindness heart men
Nature, in giving tears to man, confessed that he Had a tender heart; this is our noblest quality.
money men greed
Some men make money not for the sake of living, but ache In the blindness of greed and live just for their fortune's sake.
men common-sense wealth
Common sense among men of fortune is rare.
strong men sin
Man, wretched man, whene'er he stoops to sin, Feels, with the act, a strong remorse within.
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!
men poverty hardship
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
men eagles lust
There's a lust in man, no charm can tame, of loudly publishing our neighbor's shame.
men poverty faces
A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face.