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That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.

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While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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Action Beginning Late
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.
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Body Infinite Mindset Nature
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
From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
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Fast Oneself Result Writing
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling in not actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come up with him: a follower, necessarily, is always behind.
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Equality Follow Himself Man Quite Success
Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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Happiness Pleasure Satire
A liar should have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memory
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom Virtue
Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity

That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.

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