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Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.

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Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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Awake Dreams Hope
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
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
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
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience One Liner Perspective Spirituality
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
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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Break Easy Evil Habit Repair Settle
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
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
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
She abounds with lucious faults.
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Flaw Herself

Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.

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