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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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In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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Experience Value
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Afflict Sense Suffering
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
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Defeat Protection Wisdom
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Art Hide Perfection
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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Awake Dreams Hope
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
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
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
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Ambition Father Vice Virtue
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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Break Easy Evil Habit Repair Settle
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
A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Goodness Lying Memories
The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
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Art Feeling Learning Pleasure Reason Understand
A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling in not actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come up with him: a follower, necessarily, is always behind.
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Equality Follow Himself Man Quite Success

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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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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