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Quote #1:   "It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's powers on one thing."
Quote #2:   "Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish."
Quote #3:   "When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield."
Quote #4:   "Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly."
Quote #5:   "Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming."
Quote #6:   "Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues."
Quote #7:   "When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield."
Quote #8:   "A liar should have a good memory."