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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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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
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
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
A liar should have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memory
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
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Art Feeling Learning Pleasure Reason Understand
Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.
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Gift Natural Rule Technical
A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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One Liner Philosophy Religion
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom Virtue
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
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy’s mind from effort.
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Courage Effort Mistake Severe Teacher Worth
For comic writers charge Socrates with making the worse appear the better reason.
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Appearance Better Comic Reason Worst Writing
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
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude

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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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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