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An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.

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Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
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
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Cost Expense Laughter Virtue
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
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
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
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
Usage is the best language teacher.
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Language One Liner Teacher
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom Virtue
The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
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Easy Ideas Misery Prosperity Right
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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Examination Expectation Time
The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
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Exercise Mindset Subject Vice Virtue
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom

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