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Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.

Henry Fielding

Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Cold Love Murder Tea
However exquisitely human nature may have been described by writers, the true practical system can be learned only in the world.
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Description Human Learning Nature World Writer
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 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
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
LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.
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Food Happiness Kind Love Object Ourselves Word
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.
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Character Flattery Himself Man Praise
In a debate, rather pull to pieces the argument of thy antagonists than offer him any of thy own; for thus thou wilt fight him in his own country.
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Argument Country Fight Himself Pieces
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.
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Appearance Fashion Inspirational Oneself Science
Penny saved is a penny got.
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Money One Liner Save
Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller, who always proportions his stay in any place.
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Goodness Place Stay Travel Writing
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
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Adversity Himself Honesty Principle
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
HENRY FIELDING

Goodness Humor Smart

Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.

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