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We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.

Henry Fielding

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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Blood Brave Food Heart
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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Goodness Sick Success
It may be laid down as a general rule, that no woman who hath any great pretensions to admiration is ever well pleased in a company where she perceives herself to fill only the second place.
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Company General Greatness Place Rule Woman
I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.
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Art Description Manners Myself
There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.
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Character Flattery Himself Man Praise
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See
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
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth
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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Creation Goodness Human Meditation Object
Penny saved is a penny got.
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Money One Liner Save
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
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
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
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

We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.

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