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That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy.

Jonathan Swift

Brisk talkers are generally slow thinkers.
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Fast One Liner Slow Talk Thinking
It is the talent of human nature to run from one extreme to another.
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Human Nature Oneself Talent
Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few.
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Mad Money Party
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
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Himself Man Reason
Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off.
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Easy Light Reason Ride
The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot, to be easy without it.
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Best Coffee Easy Life Yourself
Every dog must have his day.
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Day Dog One Liner
I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.
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Greatness Man Morning Success Worth
The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
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Cut Desire Need Ourselves Shoes System
That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy.
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Accident Believe Fall Philosophy Universe
When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
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Appearance Genius Himself True
Everyone desires long life, not one old age.
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Age Desire Life Old Oneself
I said there was a society of men among us, bred up from their youth in the art of proving by words multiplied for the purpose, that white is black, and black is white, according as they are paid. To this society all the rest of the people are as slaves.
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Black Man People Purpose Slave Society Word
Wise people are never less alone than when they are alone.
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Alone Company Deep People Wisdom
War: that mad game the world so loves to play.
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Game Love Mad Play War
And surely one of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.
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Best Conversation Reason Rule

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy.

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