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Give bread to a stranger, in the name of the universal brotherhood which binds together all men under the common father of nature.

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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
If you direct your whole thought to work itself, none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.
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Direct Eyes Mindset Reach Work
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Cost Expense Laughter Virtue
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
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
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Easy Mindset Teaching
A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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Animal Creation Faculty God Impression Nature Powerful Talk
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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Awake Dreams Hope
By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.
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Difference Literature Poet Writing
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
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
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
For comic writers charge Socrates with making the worse appear the better reason.
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Appearance Better Comic Reason Worst Writing
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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Break Easy Evil Habit Repair Settle

Give bread to a stranger, in the name of the universal brotherhood which binds together all men under the common father of nature.

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