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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.

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Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
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Ambition Parent Vice Virtue
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
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
Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.
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Adopt Friendship Ourselves
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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Arrival Genius Maturity
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
Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
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Beginning Deliberate Growth
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
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
Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning.
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Beginning Herself Learning Nature Touch Virtue
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
Usage is the best language teacher.
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Language One Liner Teacher
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories

It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.

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