Book X, stanza 20
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They make their fortune who are stout and wise,
Wit rules the heavens, discretion guides the skies.
— Edward Fairfax
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "They make their fortune who are stout and wise,
Wit rules the heavens, discretion guides the skies." in the context of "Book X, stanza 20" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Edward Fairfax" (Quotes, Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered (1600), Quoted in England's Parnassus (1600))
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About Edward Fairfax
Edward Fairfax (1580? – 27 January 1635) was an English translator.
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