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A liar must have a good memory.

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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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Alone Light Man Rude
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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Alone Desire Excite Feeling Law
Lately we have had many losses.
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Late Lose One Liner
For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor.
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Better Born Destruction Dumb Man Neighbor Reason
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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Exception Honor Man Necessary
Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
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Ambition Parent Vice Virtue
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Different Easy Time
Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
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Beginning Deliberate Growth
If you direct your whole thought to work itself, none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.
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Direct Eyes Mindset Reach Work
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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Examination Expectation Time
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Advice Beginning End Proverb
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Heart Inspirational One Liner
(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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Blood Death Iron
Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.
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Complimentary Design Laughter Raise
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Evil Himself Opportunity Talk
Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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Happiness Pleasure Satire

A liar must have a good memory.

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