Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, known in English as Juvenal, was a Roman poet active in the late 1st and early 2nd century AD, author of the Satires. The details of the author's life are unclear, although references within his text to known persons of the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD fix his terminus post quem (earliest date of composition).
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Articles about Juvenal or articles that mention Juvenal.
Here are a few random quotes by Juvenal.
See also: All Juvenal Quotes
Many commit the same crime with a different destiny; one bears a cross as the price of his villainy, another wears a crown. Go to Quote / Comment
Ardeat ipsa licet, tormentia gaudet amantis. (Though she may herself burn, she delights in her lover's torment.) Go to Quote / Comment
Luxury is more deadly than any foe. Go to Quote / Comment
Nature never says one thing and wisdom another. Go to Quote / Comment
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die. Go to Quote / Comment