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Congress consists of one third, more or less, scoundrels; two thirds, more or less, idiots; and three thirds, more or less, poltroons.

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In rivers and bad governments, the lightest things swim at the top.

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Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.

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Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature.

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Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.

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Irony is the hygiene of the mind.

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Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.

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If there were no husbands, who would look after our mistresses?

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More people out of work leads to higher unemployment.`

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Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.

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