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Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn't mean anything else. C. S. Lewis
You Try Language Else Clear Make Sure Always Quite Anything Anything Else Mean Sentence Use Your
If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning. C. S. Lewis
Eyes Dark Light Universe Out Would Would-Be Never Know Without Were Just Meaning Should Therefore Whole Found Creatures
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds. Edmund Burke
Religion Minds Superstition Feeble
The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it. George Bernard Shaw
Argument Become Believe See Something Blind Want Against Moment Suddenly
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity. George Bernard Shaw
Man He Sport Him Calls Tiger Ferocity Wants
Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself. George Bernard Shaw
Forgiveness You Man Yourself Neither He Beware Return Does Nor Blow Forgive Forgives Your Who
Hatred is blind, as well as love. Oscar Wilde
Love Hatred Blind Well
I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability. Oscar Wilde
God Man Think I Think Ability Somewhat Overestimated His Creating
My Father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic. Spike Milligan
Me Father Had He Influence Lunatic Profound
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer. Brendan Behan
Food Beer Winter Women Old Men Stronger Society Summer Total Except Cheaper Roads Safer Makes Irreverence Anything Happier Which Warmer Old Men Old Women Connected
Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael. C. S. Lewis
God Satan Leader Devils Opposite Michael Dictator
I think it's an Irish thing. We don't really care. We say it as we mean it, and you have to deal with it. The truth is the truth. Conor McGregor
Truth You Truth Is Care Think Say Deal Irish Mean Really Thing
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. Edmund Burke
Never Give Up People Liberties Some Give Never Delusion Up
Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. George Bernard Shaw
Class Soul Independence Every Earth Blasphemy Another Dependent Middle Middle Class Us
Evil prospers when good men do nothing. John Philpot Curran
Good Evil Men Nothing Good Men Prospers
Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. Laurence Sterne
Forgiveness Nature Coward Only Never Know How His Forgave Brave Forgive
The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught. Lord Kelvin
Man Measure Of A Man Would Never He Knew True True Measure Caught Measure
An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him. Oscar Wilde
Man Enemies Excellent He Like Him None His Friends
You can get totally messed up trying to please everyone with what you do, but ultimately, you have to please yourself. Pierce Brosnan
You Yourself Please Everyone Everyone Please Totally Messed Messed Up Ultimately Up Get Trying
Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery. Spike Milligan
Happiness Buy You Money Pleasant More Misery Does Form Bring
This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted. C. S. Lewis
Love Miracles Power Own Seeing Gives Through Disenchanted Being
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair. Edmund Burke
Work Moving On You Despair Never
Science never solves a problem without creating ten more. George Bernard Shaw
Science Problem Ten More Never Without Creating
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. George Bernard Shaw
Religion Bible Man Says He Always Convinced Means Ever Believes
Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else. George Bernard Shaw
Love Exaggeration Love Is Everybody Everybody Else Else Between Person Difference Gross
He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career. George Bernard Shaw
Political Nothing Everything Points He Clearly Knows Political Career Thinks Career
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