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For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor.
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Better Born Destruction Dumb Man Neighbor Reason
As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.
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Alone Education Father Myself Parents Possible Regard Restrict
Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Man Quality Value Wrong
Usage is the best language teacher.
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Language One Liner Teacher
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Capacity Writing
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Difficult Excuse Ourselves
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
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
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
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
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
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
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time

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