Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow … - Juvenal

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Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind- (the reasoning is that revenge comes from pain and pain is weakness).

Juvenal

D. Junii Juvenalis Satiræ Xiii. Thirteen Satires of Juvenal. the Lat. Text of O. Jahn Ed., With Engl. Notes, by J.E.B. Mayor. With a Comm. by J.E.B. Mayor · February 17, 2018 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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Vitam impendere vero.

Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.

Orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano.

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind- (the reasoning is that revenge comes from pain and pain is weakness). - Juvenal

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