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

Quote by Juvenal

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Honesty is praised and starves

Honesty is praised and starves

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

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

Poverty is bitter, but it has no harder pang than that it makes men ridiculous.

Poverty is bitter, but it has no harder pang than that it makes men ridiculous.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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

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

The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no...

The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no...

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...

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in...

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in...

It is difficult not to write satire.

It is difficult not to write satire.

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.

Wisdom is the winner over good luck

Wisdom is the winner over good luck

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

Luck never made a man wise.

Luck never made a man wise.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.