“Better deserve them, and to go without;
Than have them undeserved”

— Luís de Camões

Stanza 93, lines 5–8 (tr. Richard Fanshawe)
Epic poetry, Os Lusíadas (1572), Canto IX
Context: For these vain honours, this false gold, give price
(Unless he have it in himself) to none,
Better deserve them, and to go without;
Than have them undeserved, without doubt.

Original

Porque essas honras vãs, esse ouro puro Verdadeiro valor não dão à gente: Melhor é, merecê-los sem os ter, Que possuí-los sem os merecer. Fonte: Os Lusíadas, canto IX

Os Lusíadas (1572)

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