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The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.

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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Form Mindset Reading Wide
Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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Happiness Pleasure Satire
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
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
Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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Compulsion Goodness Secure Study
Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning.
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Beginning Herself Learning Nature Touch Virtue
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Appearance Teaching
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
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
Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience One Liner Perspective Spirituality
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
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

The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.

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