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The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.

Henry Fielding

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
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Lover Moments Money Oneself
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Goodness Humor Smart
A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.
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Cost Heaven Himself Man Pain Price
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy
Handsome is that handsome does.
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Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner
There are two considerations which always imbitter the heart of an avaricious man–the one is a perpetual thirst after more riches, the other the prospect of leaving what he has already acquired.
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Choice Heart Himself Leaving Man Rich
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
The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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Friendship Happiness Leadership
Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
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Art Life Proper
Domestic happiness is the end of almost all our pursuits, and the common reward of all our pains. When men find themselves forever barred from this delightful fruition, they are lost to all industry, and grow careless of all their worldly affairs. Thus they become bad subjects, bad relations, bad friends, and bad men.
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Bad End Forever Growth Happiness Man Pain Pursuit Relation Reward Subject World
Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.
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Destruction Devil God Money Sick Yourself
There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
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Blind Justice Love Offend
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

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