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Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.
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Men Poetry Rate
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of Arabia.
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Country Ease People Rich
Never without a shilling in my purse.
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Emotion People Purse Shilling
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.
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Joy Laughter Love People
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
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Arrows Intent Mark People
Often turn the stile [correct with care], if you expect to write anything worthy of being read twice. [Lat., Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint Scripturus.]
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Authorship Care Write
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
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Car Men Wheels
What do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Anger Cut Punishment
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year

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