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Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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Division Domain Forever Hope Present
Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
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Death Edit Revision Sin
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
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Law Oneself Skills
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
Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.
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Age Head Himself See Thinking Wisdom
In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity.
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Activity Diversity Equality Heart Human
There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
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Instrument Worst
Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
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Disguised Patience Virtue
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
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Care Civilization Government Intelligence Ourselves Reward
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
Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
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Affair Assurance Future Happiness Prosperity Time
Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Average Perseverance Success Virtue
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
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Electricity Natural Reason

Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

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