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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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The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
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
For all the best teachers pride themselves on having a large number of pupils and think themselves worthy of a bigger audience.
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Audience Best Big Pride Teacher Worth
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
QUINTILIAN

Beginning Deliberate Growth
The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Capacity Writing
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.
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Adopt Friendship Ourselves
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 liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
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
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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Break Easy Evil Habit Repair Settle

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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