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Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.

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Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Cost Expense Laughter Virtue
A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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Arrival Genius Maturity
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
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
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning
The soul languishing in obscurity contracts a kind of rust, or abandons itself to the chimera of presumption; for it is natural for it to acquire something, even when separated from any one.
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Kind Natural Oneself Separate Soul
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
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Assistance Capacity Natural Rule
She abounds with lucious faults.
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Flaw Herself
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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Action Beginning Late
For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
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Easy Mindset Teaching

Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.

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