The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

Jonathan Swift

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Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Easy Light Reason Ride
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
No man will take counsel, but every man will take money. Therefore, money is better than counsel.
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Better Man Money
An idle reason lessens the weight of the good ones you gave before.
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Goodness Reason Yourself
Live every day as your last, because one of these days, it will be.
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Day Death Inspirational Live Yourself
Every dog must have his day.
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Day Dog One Liner
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
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
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
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 miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider.
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Insect Life Live Misery
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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Age Experience Information Life Man Skills
Cruel people are ever cowards in emergency.
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Coward Cruelty People
Wise people are never less alone than when they are alone.
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Alone Company Deep People Wisdom
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
Everyone desires long life, not one old age.
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Age Desire Life Old Oneself
May you live all the days of your life.
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Day Life Live Yourself
One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.
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Ability Enemy Friendship Goodness Hurt Oneself
Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few.
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Mad Money Party
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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Clothes Funny Head Money Myself Poor Time
I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.
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Company Goodness Love Myself Worst
No wise man ever wished to be younger.
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Man One Liner Wisdom Young
If you were not reasoned into your beliefs, you cannot be reasoned out of them.
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Belief Reason Yourself
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
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
Every day is an opportunity to make a new happy ending. May you live all the days of your life.
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Happy Life Live Opportunity Talk Yourself
I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.
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Greatness Man Morning Success Worth

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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