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I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.

Henry Fielding

Love may be likened to a disease in this respect, that when it is denied a vent in one part, it will certainly break out in another; hence what a woman’s lips often conceal, her eyes, her blushes, and many little involuntary actions betray.
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Action Betrayal Break Lips Love Respect Woman
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
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
All nature wears one universal grin.
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Nature One Liner Smile Universe
Penny saved is a penny got.
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Money One Liner Save
Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
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Art Life Proper
He grew weary of this condescension, and began to treat the opinions of his wife with that haughtiuess and insolence, which none but those who deserve some contempt themselves can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.
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Beginning Deserve Growth Himself
For I hope my Friends will pardon me, when I declare, I know none of them without a Fault; and I should be sorry if I could imagine, I had any Friend who could not see mine. Forgiveness, of this Kind, we give and demand in Turn.
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Demand Forgiveness Friendship Hope Kind Mistake Myself See
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
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
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
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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Evil Goodness Man Sorry
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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Animal Drink Man Teaching Thirst
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
There cannot be a move glorious object in creation than a human being replete with benevolence, meditating in what manner he might render himself most acceptable to his Creator by doing most good to His creatures.
HENRY FIELDING

Creation Goodness Human Meditation Object

I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.

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