Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
QUINTILIANThe 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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A liar must have a good memory.
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The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
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The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
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Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
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We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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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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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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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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A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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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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When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Medicine for the dead is too late.
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It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
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