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Although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.

Jonathan Swift

There are few wild beasts more to be dreaded than a talking man having nothing to say.
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Man Talk Wild
Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.
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Desire Live Man Old Philosophy
Religion seems to have grown an infant with age, and requires miracles to nurse it, as it had in its infancy.
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Age Growth Miracle Religion
It often happens that, if a lie be believed only for an hour, it has done its work, and there is no further occasion for it.
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Believe Occasion Time Work
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
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
It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues.
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Hard Man Praise Vice Virtue
Brisk talkers are generally slow thinkers.
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Fast One Liner Slow Talk Thinking
Cruel people are ever cowards in emergency.
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Coward Cruelty People
Everyone desires long life, not one old age.
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Age Desire Life Old Oneself
For to enter the palace of learning at the great gate requires an expense of time and forms, therefore men of much haste and little ceremony are content to get in by the back-door.
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Content Greatness Learning Man Palace Time
An idle reason lessens the weight of the good ones you gave before.
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Goodness Reason Yourself
There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.
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Blind Eyes See
We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
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Enough Hate Love Oneself Religion
If a lump of soot falls into the soup and you cannot conveniently get it out, stir it well in and it will give the soup a French taste.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Advice Fall Food Taste Yourself

Although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.

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Although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.

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