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Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

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Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
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Easy Ideas Misery Prosperity Right
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
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
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Difficult Excuse Ourselves
Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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Happiness Pleasure Satire
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
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom Virtue
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
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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Awake Dreams Hope
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. The opportunity is lost.
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Beginning Lost Mindset Opportunity Time
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 heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

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