Fortune can, for her pleasure, fools advance,
About Juvenal
Decimus Junius Juvenalis (Latin: [ˈdɛkɪmʊs ˈjuːniʊs jʊwɛˈnaːlɪs]), known in English as Juvenal ( JOO-vən-əl; c. AD 55–128), was a Roman poet. He is the author of the Satires, a collection of satirical poems. The details of Juvenal's life are unclear, but references in his works to people from the late...
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I wish it, I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason.
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
You must make a choice, to take a chance, or your life will never change.
Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance.
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