A Quote by Juvenal

A third heir seldom enjoys what has been dishonestly acquired. — © Juvenal
A third heir seldom enjoys what has been dishonestly acquired.

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A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
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The appetite for silence is seldom an acquired taste.
What is acquired without labor is seldom worth acquiring at all.
I have an acquired taste for language, yet it is seldom an actual focus of mine.
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Reason has seldom failed us because it has seldom been tried.
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I'm the heir apparent to the heir presumptive.
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