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RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.

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PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.
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Body Fortune Goodness Purity Uncomfortable
Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
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Disguised Patience Virtue
War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.
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God Place Teaching War
Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
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Death Edit Revision Sin
Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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Blessing Exception Leaving Money
Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
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Call Distance Poor Rich Willing
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Belief Manifestation Opinion Statement
Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white.
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Appearance Art Color Fools White
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
MYTHOLOGY, n. The body of a primitive people’s beliefs concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deities and so forth, as distinguished from the true accounts which it invents later.
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Belief Body History Invention Original People True
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Analysis Delusion Himself Philosophy
LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.
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Body Life Missing Spiritual
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Box Defend Democracy Stage
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish
Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Average Perseverance Success Virtue
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

RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.

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