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

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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
A liar should have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memory
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.
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Goal Perspective Possible
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
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
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
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Advantage Hope Protection Win
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
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
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
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
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

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

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