A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
HENRY FIELDINGA lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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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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However exquisitely human nature may have been described by writers, the true practical system can be learned only in the world.
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All nature wears one universal grin.
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Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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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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Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
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We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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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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Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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When mighty roast beef was the Englishman’s food It ennobled our hearts and enriched our blood– Our soldiers were brave and our courtiers were good. Oh! the roast beef of England. And Old England’s roast beef.
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Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
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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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Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
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I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.
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A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
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Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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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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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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Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Handsome is that handsome does.
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Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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