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

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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
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
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
Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.
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Fear Fortune Future Present
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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Examination Expectation Time
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
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Change Food Fresh Mindset Stomach
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
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
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Ambition Father Vice Virtue
Usage is the best language teacher.
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Language One Liner Teacher
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
It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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Arrival Genius Maturity
Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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Happiness Pleasure Satire

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

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