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It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.

Henry Fielding

Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
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Art Life Proper
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
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
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
There is nothing so useful to man in general, nor so beneficial to particular societies and individuals, as trade. This is that alma mater, at whose plentiful breast all mankind are nourished.
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Kind Man Nourish Society Trade
Love may be likened to a disease in this respect, that when it is denied a vent in one part, it will certainly break out in another; hence what a woman’s lips often conceal, her eyes, her blushes, and many little involuntary actions betray.
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Action Betrayal Break Lips Love Respect Woman
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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Education Habit Nature Ourselves
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth
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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Description Human Learning Nature World Writer
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
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
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
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Wine
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Blame Guilty Quick

It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.

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