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

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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
A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person.
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Generosity Herself Money Person Woman
The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
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Easy Ideas Misery Prosperity Right
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Cost Expense Laughter Virtue
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
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Children Himself Imitation Nurse
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
Usage is the best language teacher.
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Language One Liner Teacher
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
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
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Form Mindset Reading Wide
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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Examination Expectation Time
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
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune

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

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