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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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For comic writers charge Socrates with making the worse appear the better reason.
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Appearance Better Comic Reason Worst Writing
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Cost Expense Laughter Virtue
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
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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Animal Creation Faculty God Impression Nature Powerful Talk
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Poet Quick Writing Yourself
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
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
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
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Appearance Teaching
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
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Advantage Hope Protection Win
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
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 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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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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