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Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.

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Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
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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Fast Oneself Result Writing
Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
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Ambition Parent Vice Virtue
A liar should have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memory
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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Break Easy Evil Habit Repair Settle
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
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
A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling in not actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come up with him: a follower, necessarily, is always behind.
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Equality Follow Himself Man Quite Success
To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical faculty develops in advance of the imagination.
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Criticism Development Imagination Mindset Promise
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
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
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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Courage Effort Mistake Severe Teacher Worth

Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.

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