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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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Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.
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Adopt Friendship Ourselves
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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Awake Dreams Hope
Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience One Liner Perspective Spirituality
A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling in not actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come up with him: a follower, necessarily, is always behind.
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Equality Follow Himself Man Quite Success
Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
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Ambition Parent Vice Virtue
In a crowd, on a journey, at a banquet even, a line of thought can itself provide its own seclusion.
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Crowd Journey Seclusion
A liar should have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memory
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
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Admission Ear Easy Mindset Offend
It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
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Children Himself Imitation Nurse
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Ambition Mistake Mom Virtue

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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