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Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.

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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 easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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Arrival Genius Maturity
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
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom Virtue
Give bread to a stranger, in the name of the universal brotherhood which binds together all men under the common father of nature.
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Father Food Nature Poor Stranger Togetherness
A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.
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Alone Education Father Myself Parents Possible Regard Restrict
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue
Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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Happiness Pleasure Satire
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
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please

Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.

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