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Brightness Quote by Horace

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“That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.”

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Neither men, nor gods, nor booksellers' shelves permit ordinary poets to exist. [Lat., Mediocribus esse poetis Non homines, non di, non concessere columnae.]

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Don't yield to that alluring witch, laziness, or else be prepared to surrender all that you have won in your better moments.

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“You may drive out Nature with a pitchfork, yet she still will hurry back.”

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