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Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it.

Jonathan Swift

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
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
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
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
Brisk talkers are generally slow thinkers.
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Fast One Liner Slow Talk Thinking
Live every day as your last, because one of these days, it will be.
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Day Death Inspirational Live Yourself
He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.
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Bold Eat Food Man
Wise people are never less alone than when they are alone.
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Alone Company Deep People Wisdom
Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.
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Desire Live Man Old Philosophy
No wise man ever wished to be younger.
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Man One Liner Wisdom Young
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
Everyone desires long life, not one old age.
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Age Desire Life Old Oneself
War: that mad game the world so loves to play.
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Game Love Mad Play War
It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider.
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Insect Life Live Misery
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
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

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