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Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.

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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
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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Exercise Mindset Subject Vice Virtue
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning
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
Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
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Beginning Deliberate Growth
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
Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.
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Complimentary Design Laughter Raise
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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One Liner Philosophy Religion
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Cost Expense Laughter Virtue
Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Man Quality Value Wrong
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

Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.

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