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The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]

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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
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
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Degrees Last Men
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
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 do sad complaints avail if the offense is not cut down by punishment.
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Anger Cut Punishment
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
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.
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Badly Life People Privacy
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
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Perfect Perfect Happiness
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
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Adversity Inspirational Motivational
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
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
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
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
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Depress People Think

The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]

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The good hate sin because they love virtue. [Lat., Oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.]

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