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If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel.

Jonathan Swift

Cruel people are ever cowards in emergency.
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Coward Cruelty People
Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off.
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Easy Light Reason Ride
The common fluency of speech in many men, and most women, is owing to a scarcity of matter and a scarcity of words; for whosoever is a master of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt, in speaking, to hesitate upon the choice of both.
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Choice Hesitation Language Man Mindset Talk Vocabulary Woman Word
You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday.
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Growth Shame Wisdom Wrong Yourself
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
Live every day as your last, because one of these days, it will be.
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Day Death Inspirational Live Yourself
Don’t set your wit against a child.
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Children One Liner
An idle reason lessens the weight of the good ones you gave before.
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Goodness Reason Yourself
Everyone desires long life, not one old age.
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Age Desire Life Old Oneself
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
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
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Blessing Exception Innocence Power Protection
Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind.
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Learning Wind Word
I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.
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Company Goodness Love Myself Worst
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
There is no vice which mankind carries to such wild extremes as that of avarice.
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Carry Human Kind Man Vice Wild
Every dog must have his day.
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Day Dog One Liner

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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