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Handsome is that handsome does.

Henry Fielding

The constant desire of pleasing which is the peculiar quality of some, may be called the happiest of all desires in this that it rarely fails of attaining its end when not disgraced by affectation.
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Desire Failure Grace Happiness Quality Rare Weird
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Blame Guilty Quick
Good-breeding is not confined to externals, much less to any particular dress or attitude of the body; it is the art of pleasing, or contributing as much as possible to the ease and happiness of those with whom you converse.
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Attitude Conversation Goodness Happiness Possible
There is nothing so useful to man in general, nor so beneficial to particular societies and individuals, as trade. This is that alma mater, at whose plentiful breast all mankind are nourished.
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Kind Man Nourish Society Trade
Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
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Dance Greatness Parents Stupidity Warm Weakness
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.
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Enemy Fight Happiness Hate
We should not be too hasty in bestowing either our praise or censure on mankind, since we shall often find such a mixture of good and evil in the same character, that it may require a very accurate judgment and a very elaborate inquiry to determine on which side the balance turns.
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Determination Evil Goodness Judgement Praise
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
Some virtuous women are too liberal in their insults to a frail sister; but virtue can support itself without borrowing any assistance from the vices of other women.
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Insult Liberty Sister Vice Virtue Woman
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Lover Moments Money Oneself
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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Evil Goodness Man Sorry
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See

Handsome is that handsome does.

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