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Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets’ being second-rate.

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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
A man perfect to the finger tips.
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Finger Men Perfect
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 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
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
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Emotion Forth Future Thankful
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
One cannot know everything.
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Everything Know Knowledge
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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Acquire Flames Strength
Remember to be calm in adversity.
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Adversity Calm Remember
Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
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Ask Enough Sufficiency
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.
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Book Fate Live Today
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
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Affair Business Other People
What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
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Circumstances Endeavor Myself
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
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Joyful Moment Victory

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