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Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.

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From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
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Fast Oneself Result Writing
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
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
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
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
Medicine for the dead is too late.
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Death Medicine One Liner
Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.
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Fear Fortune Future Present
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
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
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
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
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
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend

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