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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

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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
Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.
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Fear Fortune Future Present
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
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
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
Usage is the best language teacher.
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Language One Liner Teacher
Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.
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Complimentary Design Laughter Raise
The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Capacity Writing
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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Happiness Pleasure Satire
If you direct your whole thought to work itself, none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.
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Direct Eyes Mindset Reach Work
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
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

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