All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

Quote by Juvenal

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One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others

One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others

It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you...

It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you...

No one ever reached the worst of a vice at one leap.

No one ever reached the worst of a vice at one leap.

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

Every fault of the mind becomes more conspicuous and more guilty in proportion to the...

Every fault of the mind becomes more conspicuous and more guilty in proportion to the...

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty...

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty...

For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes.

For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes.

Trust me, no tortures which the poets feign, can match the fierce, the unutterable pain,...

Trust me, no tortures which the poets feign, can match the fierce, the unutterable pain,...

Nature, in giving tears to man, confessed that he had a tender heart; this is...

Nature, in giving tears to man, confessed that he had a tender heart; this is...

Wisdom to be sure is the great conqueror of Fortune, giving precepts in its sanctified...

Wisdom to be sure is the great conqueror of Fortune, giving precepts in its sanctified...

Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, Be this thy care, for this, my...

Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, Be this thy care, for this, my...

There is hardly a case in which the dispute was not caused by a woman.

There is hardly a case in which the dispute was not caused by a woman.

Be, as many now are, rich to yourself, poor to your friends.

Be, as many now are, rich to yourself, poor to your friends.

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind

One globe seemed all too small for the youthful Alexander.

One globe seemed all too small for the youthful Alexander.

No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly.

No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly.

Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.

Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.

The brief span of our poor unhappy life to its final hour is hastening on;...

The brief span of our poor unhappy life to its final hour is hastening on;...

There are only two things a child will share willingly: communicable diseases and his mother's...

There are only two things a child will share willingly: communicable diseases and his mother's...

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous...

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous...