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Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.

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Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom Virtue
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
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
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Capacity Writing
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
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Assistance Capacity Natural Rule
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
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
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
Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
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Ambition Father Vice Virtue
The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
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Exercise Mindset Subject Vice Virtue
Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
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
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

Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.

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Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.

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