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

Jonathan Swift

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
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
I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.
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Company Goodness Love Myself Worst
There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.
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Mistake Person Responsibility
I’m as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.
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Age Myself Old
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
Vision is the Art of seeing Things invisible.
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Art Invisible See Vision
War: that mad game the world so loves to play.
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Game Love Mad Play War
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
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
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Break Insect Law Small
You cannot reason a person out of something they were not reasoned into.
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Fate Person Reason Yourself
There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.
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Consistency One Liner World
Perverseness is your whole defence.
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One Liner Perseverance Protection
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
Live every day as your last, because one of these days, it will be.
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Day Death Inspirational Live 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

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