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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.

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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
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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One Liner Philosophy Religion
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. The opportunity is lost.
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Beginning Lost Mindset Opportunity Time
She abounds with lucious faults.
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Flaw Herself
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
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Advantage Hope Protection Win
A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person.
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Generosity Herself Money Person Woman
We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.
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Impossible Misunderstand Possible Talk Understand
It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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Arrival Genius Maturity
For all the best teachers pride themselves on having a large number of pupils and think themselves worthy of a bigger audience.
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Audience Best Big Pride Teacher Worth
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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Awake Dreams Hope
The soul languishing in obscurity contracts a kind of rust, or abandons itself to the chimera of presumption; for it is natural for it to acquire something, even when separated from any one.
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Kind Natural Oneself Separate Soul
It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
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Children Himself Imitation Nurse

He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.

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