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It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.

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For comic writers charge Socrates with making the worse appear the better reason.
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Appearance Better Comic Reason Worst Writing
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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Action Beginning Late
It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy’s mind from effort.
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Courage Effort Mistake Severe Teacher Worth
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
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
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
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
Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
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Ambition Parent Vice Virtue
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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Examination Expectation Time
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
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Advantage Hope Protection Win
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
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Assistance Capacity Natural Rule
Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
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Ambition Father Vice Virtue
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature

It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.

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