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When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.

Henry Fielding

It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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Education Habit Nature Ourselves
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
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
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 highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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Friendship Happiness Leadership
Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
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Art Life Proper
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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Cost Heaven Himself Man Pain Price
Handsome is that handsome does.
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Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner
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
It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so.
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Action Appearance Care Design Enough Goodness
A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.
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Charity Difficult Evidence Fools Man Rich
There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
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Blind Justice Love Offend
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

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