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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.

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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
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Appearance Teaching
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
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
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
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
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
Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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Excellence Nature Perfection Virtue
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Change Greatness Nature
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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Break Easy Evil Habit Repair Settle
Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.
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Fear Fortune Future Present
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Deep Please
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
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Appearance Fools Learning
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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Difference Evil Opportunity

Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.

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