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The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.

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The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Capacity Writing
Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.
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Ourselves Verse
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Appearance Teaching
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what we admire in others we want to do ourselves.
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Admire Art Consist Greatness Life Ourselves
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
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
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
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Assistance Capacity Natural Rule
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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Action Beginning Late
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 man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling in not actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come up with him: a follower, necessarily, is always behind.
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Equality Follow Himself Man Quite Success

The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.

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