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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.

Henry Fielding

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
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy
Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
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Education Immortal Public School Vice
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
A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.
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Cost Heaven Himself Man Pain Price
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Beginning End Law One Liner
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
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
Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Errors Justice Leadership Man
Giving comfort under affliction requires that penetration into the human mind, joined to that experience which knows how to soothe, how to reason, and how to ridicule; taking the utmost care never to apply those arts improperly.
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Art Comfortable Experience Human Mindset
Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Goodness Humor Smart
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
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
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
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
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

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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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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