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Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.
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Fault Imperfection Poetry
The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.
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Home Life Night
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque turres.]
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Death King Tower
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
One cannot know everything.
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Everything Know Knowledge
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
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Military Venture Wise
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
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Men Time Year
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of ts owner.
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Increase Money Owner Slave
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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Irrevocably Literature People Word
Nor let a god come in, unless the difficulty be worthy of such an intervention. [Lat., Nec deus intersit nisi dignus vindice nodus.]
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Difficulty Intervention Worthy
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.
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Cover Lake Rivers Sea
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
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Eye Mind Trust
Who prates of war or want after his wine? [Lat., Quis post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem crepat?]
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Gravem Need War Wine
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise

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