"Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience."

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"Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience."

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"Edible - good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm."

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"Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others."

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"Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white."

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"Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another."

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"The small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify we give the name of knowledge."

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"The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations."

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"Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art."

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"Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly."

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