Poverty, the mother of ...

Poverty, the mother of manhood. Also, the mother of prostitution.

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The abode of God, too, is wherever is earth and sea and air, and sky and virtue. Why further do we seek the Gods of heaven? Whatever thou dost behold and whatever thou dost touch, that is Jupiter.
Let him leave the imperial court, who wishes to be virtuous. Virtue and absolute power cannot coexist.
All go free when multitudes offend.
The remaining liberty of the world was to be destroyed in the place where it stood.
Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship.