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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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Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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Awake Dreams Hope
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
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom Virtue
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture.
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Agriculture Profit Student Talent Work
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
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
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
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Form Mindset Reading Wide
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
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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Compulsion Goodness Secure Study
She abounds with lucious faults.
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Flaw Herself

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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