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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

Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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Goodness Sick Success
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
Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Errors Justice Leadership Man
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
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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Animal Drink Man Teaching Thirst
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
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
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
The life of a coquette is one constant lie; and the only rule by which you can form any correct judgment of them is that they are never what they seem.
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Correction Judgement Life Lying Oneself Rule
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
Handsome is that handsome does.
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Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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Education Habit Nature Ourselves
Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
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Education Immortal Public School Vice
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Wine

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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