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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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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
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
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom 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
One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.
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Goal Perspective Possible
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
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
The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.
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Body Infinite Mindset Nature
The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Capacity Writing
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
A liar should have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memory
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Form Mindset Reading Wide
A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what we admire in others we want to do ourselves.
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Admire Art Consist Greatness Life Ourselves
Usage is the best language teacher.
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Language One Liner Teacher
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Poet Quick Writing Yourself

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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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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