For no deity is held in such reverence amongst us as Wealth… - Juvenal

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For no deity is held in such reverence amongst us as Wealth; though as yet, O baneful money, thou hast no temple of thine own; not yet have we reared altars to Money in like manner as we worship Peace and Honour, Victory and Virtue

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Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (c. 55 – c. 140), anglicized as Juvenal, was a Roman satiric poet.

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Native Name: Decimus Iunius Iuuenalis

Alternative Names: Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis • Decimus Junius Juvenalis

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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Who supervises the supervisors themselves?

So Nature ordains; no evil example corrupts us so soon and so rapidly as one that has been set at home, since it comes into the mind on high authority.

Vitam impendere vero.

For no deity is held in such reverence amongst us as Wealth; though as yet, O baneful money, thou hast no temple of thine own; not yet have we reared… - Juvenal

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