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I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.

Henry Fielding

Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
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Adversity Himself Honesty Principle
There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.
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Animal Man Proud Universe
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
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
The woman and the soldier who do not defend the first pass will never defend the last.
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Defense Protection Soldier Woman
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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Beginning Deserve Growth Himself
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
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Capability Charity Happiness Oneself Person Rich
Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Injury Reason Trust Yourself
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
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
A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.
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Media News Value Word Worth
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller, who always proportions his stay in any place.
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Goodness Place Stay Travel Writing
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

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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