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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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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.
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Adopt Friendship Ourselves
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
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
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
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
For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
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Easy Mindset Teaching
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
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
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Difficult Excuse Ourselves
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue
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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Change Food Fresh Mindset Stomach
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
Medicine for the dead is too late.
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Death Medicine One Liner
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend

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