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When I mention religion I mean the Christian religion; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion; and not only the Protestant religion, but the Church of England.

Henry Fielding

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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Demand Forgiveness Friendship Hope Kind Mistake Myself See
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
I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.
HENRY FIELDING

Blessing Greatness Myself Rich Satisfaction
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
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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Best Cold Love Murder Tea
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
HENRY FIELDING

Lover Moments Money Oneself
A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.
HENRY FIELDING

Charity Difficult Evidence Fools Man Rich
The life of a coquette is one constant lie; and the only rule by which you can form any correct judgment of them is that they are never what they seem.
HENRY FIELDING

Correction Judgement Life Lying Oneself Rule
Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller, who always proportions his stay in any place.
HENRY FIELDING

Goodness Place Stay Travel Writing
The constant desire of pleasing which is the peculiar quality of some, may be called the happiest of all desires in this that it rarely fails of attaining its end when not disgraced by affectation.
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Desire Failure Grace Happiness Quality Rare Weird
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
HENRY FIELDING

Best Defeat Head Tender
Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Injury Reason Trust Yourself
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Wine
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Beginning End Law One Liner
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
HENRY FIELDING

Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time

When I mention religion I mean the Christian religion; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion; and not only the Protestant religion, but the Church of England.

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