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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

Good-breeding is not confined to externals, much less to any particular dress or attitude of the body; it is the art of pleasing, or contributing as much as possible to the ease and happiness of those with whom you converse.
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Attitude Conversation Goodness Happiness Possible
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
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 truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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Animal Drink Man Teaching Thirst
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
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
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Capability Charity Happiness Oneself Person Rich
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Blame Guilty Quick
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
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Blessing Charity Himself Rich Worth
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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Eat Live One Liner

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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