Famous Quotes by Juvenal, Satires

Below are famous quotes by Juvenal, Satires - Roman poet & satirist (55 AD - 127 AD).

Count it the greatest sin to prefer life to honor, and for the sake of living to lose what makes life worth having.

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

The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things - bread and circuses!

Who will guard the guards themselves?
(quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)

You should pray for a sound mind in a sound body.

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