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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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Arrival Genius Maturity
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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Animal Creation Faculty God Impression Nature Powerful Talk
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
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Children Himself Imitation Nurse
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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Awake Dreams Hope
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom 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
Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning.
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Beginning Herself Learning Nature Touch Virtue
A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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One Liner Philosophy Religion
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection

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