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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.

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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
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness 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
Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.
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Gift Natural Rule Technical
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
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
Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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Compulsion Goodness Secure Study
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value
Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.
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Adopt Friendship Ourselves
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
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.
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Accompany Average Impression Support

He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.

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