A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling inot actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come up with him: a follower, necessarily, is always behind.
Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.