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The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.

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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
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Capacity Writing
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
Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Appearance Teaching
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
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
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
We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.
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Impossible Misunderstand Possible Talk Understand
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
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
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what we admire in others we want to do ourselves.
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Admire Art Consist Greatness Life Ourselves

The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.

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