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There’s one fool at least in every married couple.

Henry Fielding

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
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
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Wine
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
Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
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Evil Money Root
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Lover Moments Money Oneself
Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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Cheap Price Rate Talent Virtue Wisdom
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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Goodness Sick Success
We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.
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Disguise Ourselves Vice Virtue
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

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