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Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.

Henry Fielding

The greatest part of mankind labor under one delirium or another; and Don Quixote differed from the rest, not in madness, but the species of it. The covetous, the prodigal, the superstitious, the libertine, and the coffee-house politician, are all Quixotes in their several ways.
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Greatness Home Kind Mad Man Politics Way
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
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
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
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Capability Charity Happiness Oneself Person Rich
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Blame Guilty Quick
Some virtuous women are too liberal in their insults to a frail sister; but virtue can support itself without borrowing any assistance from the vices of other women.
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Insult Liberty Sister Vice Virtue Woman
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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Eat Live One Liner
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See
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
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
Enough is equal to a feast.
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Enough Equality One Liner
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
Good-breeding is not confined to externals, much less to any particular dress or attitude of the body; it is the art of pleasing, or contributing as much as possible to the ease and happiness of those with whom you converse.
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Attitude Conversation Goodness Happiness Possible
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Wine

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