If you direct your whole thought to work itself none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.

Quintilian
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  1. If you direct your whole thought to work itself none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.
  2. A liar should have a good memory.
  3. The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
  4. It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.
  5. 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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