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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

LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.
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Food Happiness Kind Love Object Ourselves Word
It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so.
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Action Appearance Care Design Enough Goodness
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
In a debate, rather pull to pieces the argument of thy antagonists than offer him any of thy own; for thus thou wilt fight him in his own country.
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Argument Country Fight Himself Pieces
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Injury Reason Trust Yourself
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
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 and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
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
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Cold Love Murder Tea
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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Eat Live One Liner
Enough is equal to a feast.
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Enough Equality One Liner
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth

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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