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He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
Genteel in personage,
Conduct, and equipage;
Noble by heritage,
Generous and free.
Genteel in personage,
Conduct, and equipage;
Noble by heritage,
Generous and free.
A great unrecognized incapacity.
[Fr., Une grande incapacite inconnue.]
A great unrecognized incapacity.
[Fr., Une grande incapacite inconnue.]
Heroic, stoic Cato, the sententious,
Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius.
Heroic, stoic Cato, the sententious,
Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius.
Inner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature read more
Inner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature man that you can paint the air.
There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
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There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it ill behoves any of us
To find fault with the rest of us.
You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.
You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.
