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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

Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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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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Myself Religion Talk
Love may be likened to a disease in this respect, that when it is denied a vent in one part, it will certainly break out in another; hence what a woman’s lips often conceal, her eyes, her blushes, and many little involuntary actions betray.
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Action Betrayal Break Lips Love Respect Woman
Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.
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Appearance Fashion Inspirational Oneself Science
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
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
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Goodness Humor Smart
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
A beau is everything of a woman but the sex, and nothing of a man beside it.
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Man Sex Woman Worth
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
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Capability Charity Happiness Oneself Person Rich
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Beginning End Law One Liner
A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
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Born Dog Eyes Open Wonder

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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