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

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A liar must have a good memory.
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Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
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To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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For comic writers charge Socrates with making the worse appear the better reason.
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A liar should have a good memory.
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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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When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
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Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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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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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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