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He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.

Jonathan Swift

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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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
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
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
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
Live every day as your last, because one of these days, it will be.
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Day Death Inspirational Live Yourself
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
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Many a truth is told in jest.
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No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience.
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Everyone desires long life, not one old age.
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Age Desire Life Old Oneself
No wise man ever wished to be younger.
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Man One Liner Wisdom Young
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
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Blessing Exception Innocence Power Protection
A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle.
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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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Wise people are never less alone than when they are alone.
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There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.
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