Juvenal Quotes

Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.
- Juvenal

An incurable itch for scribbling takes possession of many, and grows inveterate in their insane breasts.
- Juvenal

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

Seldom do people discern Eloquence under a threadbare cloak.
- Juvenal

Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
- Juvenal

Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
- Juvenal

A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
- Juvenal

Look around the habitable world: how few Know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.
- Juvenal

Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honor, and for the sake of life to lose the reasons for living.
- Juvenal