Ifs Quotes by Juvenal
Juvenal’s Roman satire never shies away from the paradoxes of human ambition. In these eight brief entries he turns the conditional into a mirror for society’s excesses, offering a succinct, biting commentary.
Juvenal’s Roman satire never shies away from the paradoxes of human ambition. In these eight brief entries he turns the conditional into a mirror for society’s excesses, offering a succinct, biting commentary.
![“The thirst for fame is much greater than that for virtue; for who would embrace virtue itself if you take away its rewards? [Lat., Tanto major famae sitis est quam Virtutis: quis enim virtutem amplectitur ipsam Praemia se tollas.]” quote by Juvenal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f32/juvenal-918_character_the-thirst-for-fame-is-much-greater-than_958442.jpg)
![“Dare to do something worth of exile and prison if you mean to be anybody. Virtue is praised and left to freeze. [Lat., Aude aliquid brevibus Gyaris et carcere dignum Si vis esse aliquis. Probitas laudatur et alget.]” quote by Juvenal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8a5/juvenal-918_character_dare-to-do-something-worth-of-exile-and_2414784.jpg)
![“Indignation leads to the making of poetry. [Lat., Facit indignatio versum.]” quote by Juvenal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f61/juvenal-918_indignation_indignation-leads-to-the-making-of-poetr_43480.jpg)
![“When a man's life is at stake no delay is too long. [Lat., Nulla unquam de morte cunctatio longa est.]” quote by Juvenal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/130/juvenal-918_delay_when-a-man-s-life-is-at-stake-no-delay-i_108428.jpg)
