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A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.

Henry Fielding

To the composition of novels and romances, nothing is necessary but paper, pens, and ink, with the manual capacity of using them.
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Capacity Necessary Novel Romance
All nature wears one universal grin.
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Nature One Liner Smile Universe
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
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 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
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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Cheap Price Rate Talent Virtue Wisdom
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
LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.
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Food Happiness Kind Love Object Ourselves Word
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.
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Character Flattery Himself Man Praise
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.
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Blessing Greatness Myself Rich Satisfaction
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
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Education Immortal Public School Vice

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