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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.

Jonathan Swift

No man will take counsel, but every man will take money. Therefore, money is better than counsel.
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Better Man Money
Every dog must have his day.
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Day Dog One Liner
There are few wild beasts more to be dreaded than a talking man having nothing to say.
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Man Talk Wild
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
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
Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.
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Desire Live Man Old Philosophy
Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced.
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Appearance Goodness Himself Positive Quality Talk
The bulk of mankind is as well equipped for flying as thinking.
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Fly Kind Man Thinking
If you were not reasoned into your beliefs, you cannot be reasoned out of them.
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Belief Reason Yourself
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
Brisk talkers are generally slow thinkers.
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Fast One Liner Slow Talk Thinking
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
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Break Insect Law Small
It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end.
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Break End Person Time
One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.
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Ability Enemy Friendship Goodness Hurt Oneself
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

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