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For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor.
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Better Born Destruction Dumb Man Neighbor Reason
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
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
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
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
A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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One Liner Philosophy Religion
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
Usage is the best language teacher.
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Language One Liner Teacher
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Poet Quick Writing Yourself
Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.
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Gift Natural Rule Technical
A liar should have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memory
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Form Mindset Reading Wide
Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.
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Ourselves Verse
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

She abounds with lucious faults.

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