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

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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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Accompany Average Impression Support
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Form Mindset Reading Wide
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
Medicine for the dead is too late.
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Death Medicine One Liner
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value
A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person.
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Generosity Herself Money Person Woman
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. The opportunity is lost.
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Beginning Lost Mindset Opportunity Time
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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Break Easy Evil Habit Repair Settle
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
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
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
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk

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

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