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

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For all the best teachers pride themselves on having a large number of pupils and think themselves worthy of a bigger audience.
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Audience Best Big Pride Teacher Worth
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
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
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
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.
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Complimentary Design Laughter Raise
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
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 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
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
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
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
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

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

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