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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

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Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.
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Difference Literature Poet Writing
A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what we admire in others we want to do ourselves.
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Admire Art Consist Greatness Life Ourselves
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
She abounds with lucious faults.
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Flaw Herself
If you direct your whole thought to work itself, none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.
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Direct Eyes Mindset Reach Work
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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Action Beginning Late
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Difficult Excuse Ourselves
A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.
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Accompany Average Impression Support
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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Happiness Pleasure Satire
To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical faculty develops in advance of the imagination.
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Criticism Development Imagination Mindset Promise

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

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