We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

Jonathan Swift

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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
Vision is the Art of seeing Things invisible.
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Art Invisible See Vision
Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few.
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Mad Money Party
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
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
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Man Myself See Shame Wickedness Wonder
Don’t set your wit against a child.
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Children One Liner
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
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Blessing Exception Innocence Power Protection
Many a truth is told in jest.
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Comedy Joke One Liner Talk Truth
Argument is the worst sort of conversation.
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Argument Conversation One Liner Worst
Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruptions.
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Corruption Politics Understand Word
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
Everyone desires long life, not one old age.
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Age Desire Life Old Oneself
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
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
We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
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Enough Hate Love Oneself Religion
It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider.
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Insect Life Live Misery
If you were not reasoned into your beliefs, you cannot be reasoned out of them.
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Belief Reason Yourself
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
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
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.
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Head Heart Man Wisdom
Perverseness is your whole defence.
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One Liner Perseverance Protection
The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.
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Best Doctor Happiness Quiet
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
It is a maxim among these lawyers, that whatever hath been done before, may legally be done again: and therefore they take special care to record all the decisions formerly made against common justice and the general reason of mankind.
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Care Decision Kind Law Legal Man Reason Record
If a lump of soot falls into the soup and you cannot conveniently get it out, stir it well in and it will give the soup a French taste.
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Advice Fall Food Taste Yourself
May you live all the days of your life.
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Day Life Live Yourself

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