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Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.

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Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
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Disguise Education Understand Wisdom
Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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Leadership Philosophy Road
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Boundary Divorce Relationship
The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Book Distance
You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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Help Religion Stupidity
Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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Best Gift God Man
LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Law Oneself Skills
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
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
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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Business Cheating Complete Steal Success
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
What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.
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Believe Country Democracy Oneself Ruin
ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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Blacksmith Cloth Kind Man
Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Assasination Harmony Instrument
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

Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.

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