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To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.

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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
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
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
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
A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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One Liner Philosophy Religion
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
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Advantage Hope Protection Win
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
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
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
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
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Appearance Teaching
For comic writers charge Socrates with making the worse appear the better reason.
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Appearance Better Comic Reason Worst Writing
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
It is much easier to try one’s hand at many things than to concentrate one’s powers on one thing.
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Easy Hand Oneself Power Try
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories

To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.

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