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Quote by Jonathan Swift
Pretense is the overrating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to.

Pretense is the overrating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to. – Jonathan Swift

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Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together Let none but Him who rules the thunder Put this man and woman asunder. – Jonathan Swift

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Complaint is the largest tribute heaven receives and the sincerest part of our devotion. – Jonathan Swift

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Sometimes in life we blow things out of proportion because proportion is so dull. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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All passions exaggerate; and they are passions only because they do exaggerate. – Nicolas Chamfort

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If you add to the truth, you subtract from it. – The Talmud

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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. – French Proverb

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