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I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.

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When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.
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Bad Change Easy Goodness Man Transformation Wisdom
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
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
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Adversity Himself Honesty Principle
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
The life of a coquette is one constant lie; and the only rule by which you can form any correct judgment of them is that they are never what they seem.
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Correction Judgement Life Lying Oneself Rule
A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.
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Charity Difficult Evidence Fools Man Rich
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
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
There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.
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Character Flattery Himself Man Praise
Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Errors Justice Leadership Man
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Goodness Humor Smart
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
Enough is equal to a feast.
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Enough Equality One Liner
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
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth
The woman and the soldier who do not defend the first pass will never defend the last.
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Defense Protection Soldier Woman
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax
Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
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Education Immortal Public School Vice
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
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Capability Charity Happiness Oneself Person Rich
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
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Beginning End Law One Liner
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
O innocence, how glorious and happy a portion art thou to the breast that possesses thee! thou fearest neither the eyes nor the tongues of men. Truth, the most powerful of all things, is thy strongest friend; and the brighter the light is in which thou art displayed, the more it discovers thy transcendent beauties.
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Beautiful Display Fear Friendship Glory Happiness Innocence Light Powerful Strong Transcendence

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