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Decadence2 quotes
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! — Juvenal · 127We are now suffering the evils of a long peace. Luxury, more deadly than war, broods over the city, and avenges a conquered world. — Juvenal · 127Decline of civilization2 quotes
Only two things does he anxiously wish for-bread and circuses. — Juvenal · 127The 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! — Juvenal · 127Travel2 quotes
The traveler with nothing on him sings in the robber’s face. — JuvenalTravel light and you can sing in the robber's face. — Juvenal · 127Character1 quote
No one ever suddenly became depraved. — Juvenal · 127Depravity1 quote
No one ever suddenly became depraved. — Juvenal · 127Education1 quote
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price. — Juvenal · 100Entertainment1 quote
Only two things does he anxiously wish for-bread and circuses. — Juvenal · 127Hard work1 quote
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price. — Juvenal · 100Honor1 quote
Count it the greatest sin to prefer mere existence to honor, and for the sake of life to lose the reasons for living. — Juvenal · 127Learning1 quote
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price. — Juvenal · 100Moral theory1 quote
No one ever suddenly became depraved. — Juvenal · 127Morality1 quote
No one ever suddenly became depraved. — Juvenal · 127Pleasure1 quote
The less we indulge our pleasures the more we enjoy them. — Juvenal · 127Purpose of life1 quote
Only two things does he anxiously wish for-bread and circuses. — Juvenal · 127Revenge1 quote
Indeed, revenge is always the pleasure of a paltry, feeble, tiny mind. — Juvenal · 127Sacrifice1 quote
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price. — Juvenal · 100Satire1 quote
It's difficult not to write satire. — Juvenal · 127Self-indulgence1 quote
The less we indulge our pleasures the more we enjoy them. — Juvenal · 127The masses1 quote
Only two things does he anxiously wish for-bread and circuses. — Juvenal · 127Traveling lightly1 quote
The traveler with nothing on him sings in the robber’s face. — Juvenal