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There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.

Jonathan Swift

And surely one of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.
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Best Conversation Reason Rule
Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.
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Desire Live Man Old Philosophy
It is the talent of human nature to run from one extreme to another.
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Human Nature Oneself Talent
The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
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Cut Desire Need Ourselves Shoes System
Vision is seeing the invisible.
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Invisible One Liner Vision
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
An idle reason lessens the weight of the good ones you gave before.
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Goodness Reason Yourself
It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider.
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Insect Life Live Misery
Brisk talkers are generally slow thinkers.
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Fast One Liner Slow Talk Thinking
Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few.
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Mad Money Party
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want.
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Hard Need Rich
I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.
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Company Goodness Love Myself Worst
The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot, to be easy without it.
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Best Coffee Easy Life Yourself
War: that mad game the world so loves to play.
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Game Love Mad Play War
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
Vision is the Art of seeing Things invisible.
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Art Invisible See Vision

There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.

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