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An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.

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A liar must have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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Examination Expectation Time
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Change Dangerous Fortune
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
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Advantage Hope Protection Win
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
For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
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Easy Mindset Teaching
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
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
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Form Mindset Reading Wide
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
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
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
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
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Action Beginning Late
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

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