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Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.

Henry Fielding

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
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.
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Blessing Greatness Myself Rich Satisfaction
There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.
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Character Flattery Himself Man Praise
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
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth
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
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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Eat Live One Liner
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Injury Reason Trust Yourself
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
However exquisitely human nature may have been described by writers, the true practical system can be learned only in the world.
HENRY FIELDING

Description Human Learning Nature World Writer
Domestic happiness is the end of almost all our pursuits, and the common reward of all our pains. When men find themselves forever barred from this delightful fruition, they are lost to all industry, and grow careless of all their worldly affairs. Thus they become bad subjects, bad relations, bad friends, and bad men.
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Bad End Forever Growth Happiness Man Pain Pursuit Relation Reward Subject World
Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
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Education Immortal Public School Vice
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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Evil Goodness Man Sorry

Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.

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