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Whoever knows many things
By nature is a poet.

σοφὸς ὁ πολλὰ εἰδὼς φυᾷ.

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Inborn of nature's wisdom The poet's truth.

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But if a man shall hope in aught he does
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Time is the best preserver of righteous men.

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