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
peace path virtue
One path alone leads to a life of peace. The path of virtue.
integrity virtue
Integrity is praised, and starves.
virtue nobility
Virtue is the only and true nobility. [Lat., Nobilitas sola est atque unica virtus.]
path life-is virtue
The only path to a tranquil life is through virtue. [Lat., Semita certe Tranquillae per virtutem patet unica vitae.]
virtue glory thirst
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
nemo depravity depraved
Nobody ever became depraved all at once. [Lat., Nemo repente fuit turpissimus.]
grapes contact
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
mother giving-up law
Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
money smell may
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
laying-down scripture love-one-another
To lay down one's life for the truth.
guidance protection prudence
No other protection is wanting, provided you are under the guidance of prudence.
traveller beggar
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
excess wealth
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
gentleman farmers
Be a gentleman farmer.