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

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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
Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.
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Fear Fortune Future Present
It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
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Children Himself Imitation Nurse
Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.
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Gift Natural Rule Technical
The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Capacity Writing
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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Animal Creation Faculty God Impression Nature Powerful Talk
A liar should have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memory
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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Awake Dreams Hope
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
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
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
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
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
A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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One Liner Philosophy Religion

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

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