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I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Constantine P. Cavafy
Born: April 29, 1863
Died: April 29, 1933 (aged 70)
Bio: Constantine P. Cavafy was a Greek poet who lived in Alexandria and worked as a journalist and civil servant. He wrote 154 poems; dozens more remained incomplete or in sketch form.
Known for:
- The complete poems of Cavafy
- Poems: The Canon
- The unfinished poems
- Poems by C.P. Cavafy
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