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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.

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PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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Business Cheating Complete Steal Success
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Myself Reputation Thinking
LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Law Oneself Skills
Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.
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Believe Divine Need Neighbor Religion Spiritual
Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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Brain Fear Idiot One Liner
Prescription: A physician’s guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.
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Harm Patient Prescription Situation
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
MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
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Brain Fact Himself Mindset Mysterious Nature
War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.
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God Place Teaching War
Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
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Confession Law Prayer Universe Worth
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Analysis Delusion Himself Philosophy
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
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Happiness Temptation Weakness
Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Entertainment Innocent Military Popular
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

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