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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
It is much easier to try one’s hand at many things than to concentrate one’s powers on one thing.
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Easy Hand Oneself Power Try
By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.
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Difference Literature Poet Writing
We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.
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Impossible Misunderstand Possible Talk Understand
A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
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Exercise Mindset Subject Vice Virtue
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Appearance Teaching
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 obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Capacity Writing
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom Virtue
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Cost Expense Laughter Virtue
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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Awake Dreams Hope
The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
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Easy Ideas Misery Prosperity Right

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