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Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.

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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue
Medicine for the dead is too late.
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Death Medicine One Liner
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Appearance Teaching
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom Virtue
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Form Mindset Reading Wide
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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Action Beginning Late
A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
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
To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical faculty develops in advance of the imagination.
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Criticism Development Imagination Mindset Promise
Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
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
Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.
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Fear Fortune Future Present
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

Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.

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Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.

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