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Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.

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An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
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
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
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
She abounds with lucious faults.
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Flaw Herself
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Appearance Teaching
One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.
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Goal Perspective Possible
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
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
Medicine for the dead is too late.
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Death Medicine One Liner
For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor.
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Better Born Destruction Dumb Man Neighbor Reason
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
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
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

Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.

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