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It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider.

Jonathan Swift

Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of.
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Gold Man Strength Weakness
This made me reflect, how vain an attempt it is for a man to endeavor to do himself honor among those who are out of all degree of equality or comparison with him.
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Compare Equality Man Myself Reflection
Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few.
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Mad Money Party
Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired
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Correction Himself Man Opinion Reason Sick
Live every day as your last, because one of these days, it will be.
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Day Death Inspirational Live Yourself
I’m as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.
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Age Myself Old
Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect.
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Affect Betrayal Fake Man Truth
If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel.
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Coward Heaven Rich Value
It often happens that, if a lie be believed only for an hour, it has done its work, and there is no further occasion for it.
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Believe Occasion Time Work
A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle.
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Madness Place Price Sold
Everyone desires long life, not one old age.
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Age Desire Life Old Oneself
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
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Government Meaning Politics Reason Slavery
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
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Himself Man Reason
Ay, do despise me, I’m the prouder for it; I like to be despised.
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Despair Hate Myself Proud
When I am reading a book, whether wise or silly, it seems to me to be alive and talking to me.
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Alive Book Myself Reading Talk
There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.
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Clothes Funny Head Money Myself Poor Time

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