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

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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Difficult Excuse Ourselves
Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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Examination Expectation Time
The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Capacity Writing
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
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.
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Difference Literature Poet Writing
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Form Mindset Reading Wide
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
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
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
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 ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
Medicine for the dead is too late.
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Death Medicine One Liner
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Poet Quick Writing Yourself

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