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It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.

Jonathan Swift

Small causes are sufficient to make a man uneasy, when great ones are not in the way: for want of a block he will stumble at a straw.
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Block Easy Greatness Himself Man Walk
I’m as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.
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Age Myself Old
Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it.
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Fake Philosophy Truth
A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle.
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Madness Place Price Sold
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
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
I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.
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Company Goodness Love Myself Worst
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
May you live all the days of your life.
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Day Life Live Yourself
Physicians ought not to give their judgment of religion, for the same reason that butchers are not admitted to be jurors upon life and death.
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Death Judgement Life Reason Religion
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
You cannot reason a person out of something they were not reasoned into.
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Fate Person Reason Yourself
Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of.
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Gold Man Strength Weakness
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
One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.
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Ability Enemy Friendship Goodness Hurt Oneself

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