Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
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Juvenal
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Besides what endless brawls by wives are bred,The curtain lecture makes a mournful bed.
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes.
I wish it, I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason.
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
No man ever became very wicked all at once.
The smell of profit is clean and sweet whatever the source.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself. So think fools.
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
Many individuals have like uncut diamonds shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
We should pray for a sane mind in a sound body.
I wish it I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason.
A sound mind in a sound body is a thing to be prayed for.
All wish to be learned but no one is willing to pay the price.
Honesty's praised then left to freeze.