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Amongst the sons of men how few are known
Who dare be just to merit not their own?
— Charles Churchill (satirist)
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Amongst the sons of men how few are known
Who dare be just to merit not their own?" in the context of "line 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Charles Churchill (satirist)" (Quotes, An Epistle to William Hogarth (1763))
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About Charles Churchill (satirist)
Charles Churchill (February 1731 – November 4, 1764) was an English poet and satirist.
About Charles Churchill (satirist)
Charles Churchill (February 1731 – November 4, 1764) was an English poet and satirist.
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