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In Almost Everything, Experience Is More Valuable Than Precept.

A Great Part Of Art Consists In Imitation. For The Whole Conduct Of Life Is Based On This: That What We Admire In Others We Want To Do Ourselves.

Those Who Wish To Appear Wise Among Fools, Among The Wise Seem Foolish.

Prune What Is Turgid, Elevate What Is Commonplace, Arrange What Is Disorderly, Introduce Rhythm Where The Language Is Harsh, Modify Where It Is Too Absolute.

A Man Who Tries To Surpass Another May Perhaps Succeed In Equaling Inot Actually Surpassing Him, But One Who Merely Follows Can Never Quite Come Up With Him: A Follower, Necessarily, Is Always Behind.