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A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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One Liner Philosophy Religion
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
The 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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Kind Natural Oneself Separate Soul
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
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
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
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
Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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Happiness Pleasure Satire
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.
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Goal Perspective Possible
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue
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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Accompany Average Impression Support
Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
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Ambition Father Vice Virtue
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
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom

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