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There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.

Henry Fielding

It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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Education Habit Nature Ourselves
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness
The greatest part of mankind labor under one delirium or another; and Don Quixote differed from the rest, not in madness, but the species of it. The covetous, the prodigal, the superstitious, the libertine, and the coffee-house politician, are all Quixotes in their several ways.
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Greatness Home Kind Mad Man Politics Way
A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.
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Media News Value Word Worth
Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure himself very strongly on one side of the board, he is apt to leave an unguarded opening on the other, so doth it often happen in life.
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Game Human Leaving Life Security
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
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Lover Moments Money Oneself
The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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Friendship Happiness Leadership
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Beginning End Law One Liner
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 endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.
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Disguise Ourselves Vice Virtue
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
HENRY FIELDING

Character Man Woman

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