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There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.

Ambrose Bierce

A wedding is a ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable.
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Marriage People Person Support
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Boundary Divorce Relationship
He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity. A fool is a natural proselyte, but he must be caught young, for his convictions, unlike those of the wise, harden with age.
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Age Believe Fools Hard Thinking Wisdom Young
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
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Angry Best Regret Talk Yourself
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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Governement Party Prevent Rival Run
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Analysis Delusion Himself Philosophy
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
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Adventure Knowledge Old Sun Wisdom
Optimism – the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
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Beautiful Belief Optimism Ugly
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Brain Science Thinking
REALISM, n. The art of depicting nature as it is seem by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm.
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Art Charm Measurement Nature Worm
Aborigines, n.: Persons of little worth found cumbering the soil of a newly discovered country. They soon cease to cumber; they fertilize.
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Country Discover Fertilization Person
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Myself Reputation Thinking
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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Help Religion Stupidity

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