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I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.

Jonathan Swift

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
No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience.
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Age Experience Information Life Man Skills
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
Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it.
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Fake Philosophy Truth
It is the talent of human nature to run from one extreme to another.
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Human Nature Oneself Talent
Many a truth is told in jest.
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Comedy Joke One Liner Talk Truth
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
No man will take counsel, but every man will take money. Therefore, money is better than counsel.
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Better Man Money
I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.
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Company Goodness Love Myself Worst
A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.
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Ideas Man One Liner
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.
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Head Heart Man Wisdom
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
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Blessing Exception Innocence Power Protection
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
Vision is the Art of seeing Things invisible.
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Art Invisible See Vision
Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off.
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Easy Light Reason Ride
A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle.
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Madness Place Price Sold

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