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

Jonathan Swift

Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.
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Hungry Nation Poor Pride Proud
No wise man ever wished to be younger.
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Man One Liner Wisdom Young
Don’t set your wit against a child.
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Children One Liner
It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider.
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Insect Life Live Misery
It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end.
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Break End Person Time
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
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
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Break Insect Law Small
When I am reading a book, whether wise or silly, it seems to me to be alive and talking to me.
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Alive Book Myself Reading Talk
Although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.
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Devil Father Greatness Himself Improvement Invention Lost Reputation
Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind.
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Learning Wind Word
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
It is the talent of human nature to run from one extreme to another.
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Human Nature Oneself Talent
Wise people are never less alone than when they are alone.
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Alone Company Deep People Wisdom
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
The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Cut Desire Need Ourselves Shoes System

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