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When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

Henry Fielding

In a debate, rather pull to pieces the argument of thy antagonists than offer him any of thy own; for thus thou wilt fight him in his own country.
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Argument Country Fight Himself Pieces
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
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
Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
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Evil Money Root
Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.
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Destruction Devil God Money Sick Yourself
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
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
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
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
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
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
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
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Capability Charity Happiness Oneself Person Rich
It may be laid down as a general rule, that no woman who hath any great pretensions to admiration is ever well pleased in a company where she perceives herself to fill only the second place.
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Company General Greatness Place Rule Woman
Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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Cheap Price Rate Talent Virtue Wisdom
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
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

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