The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise.
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Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself.
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On the approach of spring I withdraw without reluctance from the noisy and extensive scene of crowds without company, and dissipation without pleasure.
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