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A liar should have a good memory.

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A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person.
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Generosity Herself Money Person Woman
In a crowd, on a journey, at a banquet even, a line of thought can itself provide its own seclusion.
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Crowd Journey Seclusion
A liar should have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memory
The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.
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Body Infinite Mindset Nature
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
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
From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
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Fast Oneself Result Writing
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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Alone Education Father Myself Parents Possible Regard Restrict
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
For comic writers charge Socrates with making the worse appear the better reason.
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Appearance Better Comic Reason Worst Writing
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
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
Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend

A liar should have a good memory.

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