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While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. The opportunity is lost.

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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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Difference Literature Poet Writing
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
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
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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Examination Expectation Time
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
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 learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
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Art Feeling Learning Pleasure Reason Understand
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Difficult Excuse Ourselves
A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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One Liner Philosophy Religion
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Poet Quick Writing Yourself
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
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Easy Ideas Misery Prosperity Right
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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Generosity Herself Money Person Woman
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering

While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. The opportunity is lost.

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