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A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.

Henry Fielding

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
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
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Lover Moments Money Oneself
There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.
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Animal Man Proud Universe
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
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
He grew weary of this condescension, and began to treat the opinions of his wife with that haughtiuess and insolence, which none but those who deserve some contempt themselves can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.
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Beginning Deserve Growth Himself
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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Education Habit Nature Ourselves
I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.
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Blessing Greatness Myself Rich Satisfaction
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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Evil Goodness Man Sorry
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Beginning End Law One Liner
Domestic happiness is the end of almost all our pursuits, and the common reward of all our pains. When men find themselves forever barred from this delightful fruition, they are lost to all industry, and grow careless of all their worldly affairs. Thus they become bad subjects, bad relations, bad friends, and bad men.
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Bad End Forever Growth Happiness Man Pain Pursuit Relation Reward Subject World
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
The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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Friendship Happiness Leadership
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness

A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.

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