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There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.

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In a crowd, on a journey, at a banquet even, a line of thought can itself provide its own seclusion.
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Crowd Journey Seclusion
A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Poet Quick Writing Yourself
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 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
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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One Liner Philosophy Religion
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue
As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.
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Alone Education Father Myself Parents Possible Regard Restrict
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
For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor.
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Better Born Destruction Dumb Man Neighbor Reason

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