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One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.

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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
Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.
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Ourselves Verse
Give bread to a stranger, in the name of the universal brotherhood which binds together all men under the common father of nature.
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Father Food Nature Poor Stranger Togetherness
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
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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Action Beginning Late
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Man Quality Value Wrong
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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Examination Expectation Time
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
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Advantage Hope Protection Win
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
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

One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.

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