So endless and exorbitant are the desires of men that they will grasp at all, and can form … - Jonathan Swift

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I was Little Miss Perfect. That's where all the secrets come in, because you know damn well you are not perfect, but you think your parents want you to be. And so you pretend.

Jonathan Swift

So endless and exorbitant are the desires of men that they will grasp at all, and can form no scheme of perfect happiness with less.

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When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

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I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live to be as well prepared for it, as I confidently believe her to have been! If the way to Heaven be through piety, truth, justice and charity, she is there.

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Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

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Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.

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We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

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Any fear is an illusion. You think something is standing in your way, but nothing is really there. What is there is an opportunity to do your best and gain some success.

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We have neither the strength nor the opportunity to accomplish all the good and all the evil which we design.

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Aphros nodded, a glint of pride in his eyes. “We have trained all the famous mer-heroes! Name a famous mer-hero, and we have trained him or her!” “Oh, sure,” Leo said. “Like…um, the Little Mermaid?” Aphros frowned. “Who? No! Like Triton, Glaucus, Weissmuller, and Bill!” “Oh. ”Leo had no idea who any of those people were. “You trained Bill? Impressive.

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