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Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.

Henry Fielding

It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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Education Habit Nature Ourselves
There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
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Blind Justice Love Offend
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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Evil Goodness Man Sorry
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
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Capability Charity Happiness Oneself Person Rich
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
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
Some virtuous women are too liberal in their insults to a frail sister; but virtue can support itself without borrowing any assistance from the vices of other women.
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Insult Liberty Sister Vice Virtue Woman
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
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
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
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
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
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
Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Goodness Humor Smart
Penny saved is a penny got.
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Money One Liner Save

Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.

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