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

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The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Capacity Writing
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
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
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
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Cost Expense Laughter Virtue
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
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
A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.
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Adopt Friendship Ourselves
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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Compulsion Goodness Secure Study
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Poet Quick Writing Yourself
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Arrival Lost Perfection Vanish
From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
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Fast Oneself Result Writing
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Difficult Excuse Ourselves

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

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