Revenge is sweeter than life itself. So think fools.
JuvenalRead
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
Interpretation
Seek a balance between mental and physical well-being.
This quote by Juvenal emphasizes the importance of maintaining both mental and physical health, suggesting that true well-being comes from a harmonious relationship between a sound mind and a sound body. It highlights the idea that physical fitness alone is not sufficient; mental clarity and peace are equally essential for a fulfilling and healthy life.
In practice
This quote could be used in a wellness seminar discussing the importance of holistic health.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself. So think fools.
Peace visits not the guilty mind.
An incurable itch for scribbling takes possession of many, and grows inveterate in their insane breasts.
Poverty is bitter, but it has no harder pang than that it makes men ridiculous.
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.
Ideas may drift into other minds, but they do not drift my way. I have to go and fetch them. I know no work manual or mental to equal the appalling heart-breaking anguish of fetching an idea from nowhere.
I am never bored; to be bored is an insult to one's self.
I got more true knowledge from reading the Book of God in one month, than I could ever have acquired from all the writings of men.
My dear brothers, never forget, when you hear the progress of enlightenment vaunted, that the devil's best trick is to persuade you that he doesn't exist!
It was a Roman who said it was sweet to die for one's country. The Greeks never said it was sweet to die for anything. They had no vital lies.
I believe that each of us comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory.
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