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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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A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
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
For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor.
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Better Born Destruction Dumb Man Neighbor Reason
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Appearance Fools Virtue Wisdom
Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture.
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Agriculture Profit Student Talent Work
Usage is the best language teacher.
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Language One Liner Teacher
God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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Animal Creation Faculty God Impression Nature Powerful Talk
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
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Poet Quick Writing Yourself
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Admission Creation Excellence Impression Pretend
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
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. The opportunity is lost.
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Beginning Lost Mindset Opportunity Time
For comic writers charge Socrates with making the worse appear the better reason.
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Appearance Better Comic Reason Worst Writing

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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