Maxioms by Juvenal (decimus Junius Juvenal)
Man, wretched man, whene'er he stoops to sin,
Feels, with the act, a strong remorse within.
Man, wretched man, whene'er he stoops to sin,
Feels, with the act, a strong remorse within.
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for
your country.
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for
your country.
What is there that you enter upon so favorably as not to repent
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What is there that you enter upon so favorably as not to repent
of the undertaking and the accomplishment of your wish?
[Lat., Quid tam dextro pede concipis ut te conatus non poeniteat
votique peracti?]
The skilful class of flatterers praise the discourse of an
ignorant friend and the face of a deformed one.
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The skilful class of flatterers praise the discourse of an
ignorant friend and the face of a deformed one.
[Lat., Adulandi gens prudentissima laudat
Sermonem indocti, faciem deformis amici.]
To eat at another's table is your ambition's height.
[Lat., Bona summa putes, aliena vivere quadra.]
To eat at another's table is your ambition's height.
[Lat., Bona summa putes, aliena vivere quadra.]
