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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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Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Beautiful Exact Similar
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
Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.
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Ourselves Verse
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value
We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.
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Impossible Misunderstand Possible Talk Understand
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
She abounds with lucious faults.
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Flaw Herself
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 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
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
A liar should have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memory
Usage is the best language teacher.
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Language One Liner Teacher
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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Break Easy Evil Habit Repair Settle
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
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
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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