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We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.

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
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
A beau is everything of a woman but the sex, and nothing of a man beside it.
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Man Sex Woman Worth
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
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.
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Creation Goodness Human Meditation Object
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
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
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Blessing Charity Himself Rich Worth
When mighty roast beef was the Englishman’s food It ennobled our hearts and enriched our blood– Our soldiers were brave and our courtiers were good. Oh! the roast beef of England. And Old England’s roast beef.
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Blood Brave Food Heart
Giving comfort under affliction requires that penetration into the human mind, joined to that experience which knows how to soothe, how to reason, and how to ridicule; taking the utmost care never to apply those arts improperly.
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Art Comfortable Experience Human Mindset
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
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
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
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax

We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.

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