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The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.

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.
HENRY FIELDING

Argument Country Fight Himself Pieces
There are two considerations which always imbitter the heart of an avaricious man–the one is a perpetual thirst after more riches, the other the prospect of leaving what he has already acquired.
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Choice Heart Himself Leaving Man Rich
Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
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Art Life Proper
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
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
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
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See
Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Goodness Humor Smart
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
HENRY FIELDING

Evil Goodness Man Sorry
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.
HENRY FIELDING

Art Comfortable Experience Human Mindset
Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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Animal Drink Man Teaching Thirst
Enough is equal to a feast.
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Enough Equality One Liner
A beau is everything of a woman but the sex, and nothing of a man beside it.
HENRY FIELDING

Man Sex Woman Worth
A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.
HENRY FIELDING

Charity Difficult Evidence Fools Man Rich

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