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There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.

Jonathan Swift

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
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
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Blessing Exception Innocence Power Protection
Cruel people are ever cowards in emergency.
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Coward Cruelty People
Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.
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Break Food Promise
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
Many a truth is told in jest.
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Comedy Joke One Liner Talk Truth
Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced.
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Appearance Goodness Himself Positive Quality Talk
Everyone desires long life, not one old age.
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Age Desire Life Old Oneself
It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end.
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Break End Person Time
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
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Government Meaning Politics Reason Slavery
There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.
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Blind Eyes See
The worthiest people are the most injured by slander, as is the best fruit which the birds have been pecking at.
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Best Bird Injury People Worth
Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it.
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Fake Philosophy Truth
Brisk talkers are generally slow thinkers.
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Fast One Liner Slow Talk Thinking
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want.
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Hard Need Rich
An idle reason lessens the weight of the good ones you gave before.
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Goodness Reason Yourself

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