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Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.

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Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
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Death Edit Revision Sin
Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
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Electricity Natural Reason
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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Ambition Himself Name Patriot
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
Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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Act Repeat Word
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
Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
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Animal Digest Eat Goodness Man Science
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
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
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
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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Fear Hope Ignorance Known Religion
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
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
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
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort

Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.

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