Quote#Wisdom
For none become at once completely vile
Quote byWilliam Gifford · 1756–1826
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Translation of Juvenal's Satires, satire ii, line 120 (line 83 in the original: Nemo repente fuit turpissimus)..
English (original)
For none become at once completely vile.
— William Gifford
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