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By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.

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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
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
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Man Quality Value Wrong
Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
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Ambition Father Vice Virtue
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
A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.
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Accompany Average Impression Support
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
The soul languishing in obscurity contracts a kind of rust, or abandons itself to the chimera of presumption; for it is natural for it to acquire something, even when separated from any one.
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Kind Natural Oneself Separate Soul
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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Break Easy Evil Habit Repair Settle
Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
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Ambition Parent Vice Virtue
For all the best teachers pride themselves on having a large number of pupils and think themselves worthy of a bigger audience.
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Audience Best Big Pride Teacher Worth
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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Awake Dreams Hope
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. The opportunity is lost.
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Beginning Lost Mindset Opportunity Time

By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.

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