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

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Medicine for the dead is too late.
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Death Medicine One Liner
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose 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
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
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
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Cost Expense Laughter Virtue
We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.
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Impossible Misunderstand Possible Talk Understand
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
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
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
A liar should have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memory
If you direct your whole thought to work itself, none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.
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Direct Eyes Mindset Reach Work
It is much easier to try one’s hand at many things than to concentrate one’s powers on one thing.
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Easy Hand Oneself Power Try

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

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