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Religion seems to have grown an infant with age, and requires miracles to nurse it, as it had in its infancy.

Jonathan Swift

Perverseness is your whole defence.
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One Liner Perseverance Protection
He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.
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Bold Eat Food Man
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.
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Head Heart Man Wisdom
I said there was a society of men among us, bred up from their youth in the art of proving by words multiplied for the purpose, that white is black, and black is white, according as they are paid. To this society all the rest of the people are as slaves.
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Black Man People Purpose Slave Society Word
When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
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Appearance Genius Himself True
The worthiest people are the most injured by slander, as is the best fruit which the birds have been pecking at.
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Best Bird Injury People Worth
There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.
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Blind Eyes See
Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest.
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Bad Flattery Flirty Greatness Offend Praise Yourself
Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.
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Hungry Nation Poor Pride Proud
Every dog must have his day.
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Day Dog One Liner
Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind.
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Learning Wind Word
Ay, do despise me, I’m the prouder for it; I like to be despised.
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Despair Hate Myself Proud
Argument is the worst sort of conversation.
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Argument Conversation One Liner Worst
I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.
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Greatness Man Morning Success Worth
There are few wild beasts more to be dreaded than a talking man having nothing to say.
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Man Talk Wild
Religion seems to have grown an infant with age, and requires miracles to nurse it, as it had in its infancy.
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Age Growth Miracle Religion

Religion seems to have grown an infant with age, and requires miracles to nurse it, as it had in its infancy.

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