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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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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
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Beginning Deliberate Growth
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
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Change Food Fresh Mindset Stomach
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.
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Fear Fortune Future Present
Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
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Ambition Father Vice Virtue
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Appearance Teaching
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
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
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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Admire Art Consist Greatness Life Ourselves
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

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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