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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
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
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Acceptance Forbidden Lighter
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.
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Difficulty Explanation Involve
Half is done when the beginning is done.
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Country Half Happen People
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
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Appreciation Bronze Country People
Never without a shilling in my purse.
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Emotion People Purse Shilling
Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.
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Birth Fall Joy Note
Do not try to find out – we’re forbidden to know – what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
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Destiny End Try
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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Book Fate Live Today
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
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Attitude Relax Soul
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise.
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Greedy Mind Praise
There is a middle ground in things.
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Ground Latin Middle
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
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
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.
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Owner Poor Thief
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
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Country House People

Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.

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