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Henry Fielding

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
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
The woman and the soldier who do not defend the first pass will never defend the last.
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Defense Protection Soldier Woman
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Lover Moments Money Oneself
Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.
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Enemy Fight Happiness Hate
Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
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Dance Greatness Parents Stupidity Warm Weakness
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth
Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
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Art Life Proper
Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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Goodness Sick Success
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
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
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
Now in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity than they really are.
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Compliment Critics Greatness Imagination Man Pay Reality World
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
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Blessing Charity Himself Rich Worth

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