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Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure himself very strongly on one side of the board, he is apt to leave an unguarded opening on the other, so doth it often happen in life.

Henry Fielding

Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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Cheap Price Rate Talent Virtue Wisdom
What is commonly called love, namely the desire of satisfying a voracious appetite with a certain quantity of delicate white human flesh.
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Delicate Desire Human Love Quantity Satisfaction
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
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Born Dog Eyes Open Wonder
Enough is equal to a feast.
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Enough Equality One Liner
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure himself very strongly on one side of the board, he is apt to leave an unguarded opening on the other, so doth it often happen in life.
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Game Human Leaving Life Security
All nature wears one universal grin.
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Nature One Liner Smile Universe
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
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
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.
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Art Description Manners Myself
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 from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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Education Habit Nature Ourselves

Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure himself very strongly on one side of the board, he is apt to leave an unguarded opening on the other, so doth it often happen in life.

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Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure himself very strongly on one side of the board, he is apt to leave an unguarded opening on the other, so doth it often happen in life.

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