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Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.

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It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
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
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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Arrival Genius Maturity
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
Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience One Liner Perspective Spirituality
Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
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Beginning Deliberate Growth
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
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
Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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Compulsion Goodness Secure Study
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning.
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Beginning Herself Learning Nature Touch Virtue
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Difficult Excuse Ourselves
It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy’s mind from effort.
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Courage Effort Mistake Severe Teacher Worth

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