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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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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
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom Virtue
The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
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Art Feeling Learning Pleasure Reason Understand
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
Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.
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Ourselves Verse
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
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
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
It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy’s mind from effort.
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Courage Effort Mistake Severe Teacher Worth
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value
Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Man Quality Value Wrong
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
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Poet Quick Writing Yourself

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