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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.

Henry Fielding

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
Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Injury Reason Trust Yourself
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
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
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
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
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness
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
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
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
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
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
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
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
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Education Immortal Public School Vice
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy

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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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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