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Writing Is A Difficult Trade Which Must Be Learned Slowly By Reading Great Authors; By Trying At The Outset To Imitate Them; By Daring Then To Be Original; By Destroying One's First Productions.

Two Human Beings Anchored To One Another Are Like Two Ships Shaken By Waves; Their Carcases Collide With One Another And Creak.

The Difficult Part In An Argument Is Not To Defend One's Opinion But Rather To Know It.

A Gentleman Is Never In A Hurry.

A Great Man's Manias Must Be Respected, Because The Time Required To Combat Them Is Too Precious To Waste.