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

Henry Fielding

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
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Dance Greatness Parents Stupidity Warm Weakness
I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.
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Art Description Manners Myself
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
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Born Dog Eyes Open Wonder
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
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
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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Eat Live One Liner
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
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
When I mention religion I mean the Christian religion; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion; and not only the Protestant religion, but the Church of England.
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Myself Religion Talk
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Beginning End Law One Liner
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See
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
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful

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

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