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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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God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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Animal Creation Faculty God Impression Nature Powerful Talk
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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Arrival Genius Maturity
As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.
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Alone Education Father Myself Parents Possible Regard Restrict
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
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
Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.
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Gift Natural Rule Technical
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
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
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
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
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
The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
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Art Feeling Learning Pleasure Reason Understand

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