Some men make money not for the sake of living, but ache In the blindness of greed and live just for their… — Juvenal Copy Share Image
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest elevation by way of a joke. — Juvenal Copy Share Image
Wisdom to be sure is the great conqueror of Fortune, giving precepts in its sanctified pages; but we also judge those happy… — Juvenal Copy Share Image
Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs. — Juvenal Copy Share Image
We do not commonly find men of superior sense amongst those of the highest fortune. — Juvenal Copy Share Image
A man's word Is believed just to the extent of the wealth in his coffers stored. — Juvenal Copy Share Image
Fortune can, for her pleasure, fools advance, And toss them on the wheels of Chance. — Juvenal Copy Share Image
Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes. — Juvenal Copy Share Image
Where have you ever found that man who stopped short after the perpetration of a single crime? — Juvenal Copy Share Image
Indignation leads to the making of poetry. [Lat., Facit indignatio versum.] — Juvenal Copy Share Image
The short bloom of our brief and narrow life flies fast away. While we are calling for flowers and wine and women, old age… — Juvenal Copy Share Image
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. — Juvenal Copy Share Image