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Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.

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It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.
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Complimentary Design Laughter Raise
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Difficult Excuse Ourselves
The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
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Art Feeling Learning Pleasure Reason Understand
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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Action Beginning Late
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
For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
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Easy Mindset Teaching
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
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
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
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Change Food Fresh Mindset Stomach
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Form Mindset Reading Wide
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Cost Expense Laughter Virtue

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