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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
LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Law Oneself Skills
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Affection Creature Dog World
April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Add Fools Funny Himself Time
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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Ambition Himself Name Patriot
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
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Brain Science Thinking
There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
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Instrument Worst
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
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Electricity Natural Reason
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
They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.
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Animal Born Egg Loud Lying
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
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Country Fools Freedom Instrument Power
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
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

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