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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.


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Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.



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.

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.



We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.



Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.

Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.



One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.

One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.



While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.

While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.



A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.

A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.



Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.

Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.



We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.

We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.



An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.

An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.





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