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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.

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For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor.

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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.

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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

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The perfection of art is to conceal art.

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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.

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

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To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.

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Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.

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To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical faculty develops in advance of the imagination.

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Nationality: Roman

Type: Educator

Born: Unknown

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