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

Quote by Juvenal

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A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

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...

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,...

I wish it, I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason.

I wish it, I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason.

Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove.

Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove.

The traveller with empty pockets will sing in the thief 's face.

The traveller with empty pockets will sing in the thief 's face.

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...

Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another

Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another

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

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

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

Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.

Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.

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

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

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...

Wisdom is the winner over good luck

Wisdom is the winner over good luck

No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly.

No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly.

Who you know will get your foot into the door. What you know will keep...

Who you know will get your foot into the door. What you know will keep...

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;...

It is difficult not to write satire.

It is difficult not to write satire.

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

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

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.