Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.