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One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.

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The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
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Art Feeling Learning Pleasure Reason Understand
The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
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Exercise Mindset Subject Vice Virtue
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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Action Beginning Late
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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Examination Expectation Time
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
She abounds with lucious faults.
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Flaw Herself
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
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Assistance Capacity Natural Rule
Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning.
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Beginning Herself Learning Nature Touch Virtue
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Cost Expense Laughter Virtue
Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture.
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Agriculture Profit Student Talent Work

One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.

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