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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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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
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
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
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Change Food Fresh Mindset Stomach
She abounds with lucious faults.
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Flaw Herself
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
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Poet Quick Writing Yourself
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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Action Beginning Late
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Difficult Excuse Ourselves
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

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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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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