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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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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
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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Easy Hand Oneself Power Try
For all the best teachers pride themselves on having a large number of pupils and think themselves worthy of a bigger audience.
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Audience Best Big Pride Teacher Worth
One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.
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Goal Perspective Possible
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
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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Happiness Pleasure Satire
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
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
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
Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
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
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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Break Easy Evil Habit Repair Settle
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Poet Quick Writing Yourself
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
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning

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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