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Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
[Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus read more
Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
[Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus
exercuit.]
Anything for a quiet life.
Anything for a quiet life.
