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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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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.
HORACE

Fault Imperfection Poetry
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
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Motivational Positive Wise
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 populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
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Home May Think
Never without a shilling in my purse.
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Emotion People Purse Shilling
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
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
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Fire Neighbor Wall
The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
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Plunder Time Year
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
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Think Wise Write
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
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Half Job Sensible
Superfluous words simply spill out when the mind is already full.
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Mind Spill Superfluous
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
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
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
Death’s dark way Must needs be trodden once, however we pause.
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Dark Death Needs

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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