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Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.

Henry Fielding

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.
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Charity Difficult Evidence Fools Man Rich
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
Penny saved is a penny got.
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Money One Liner Save
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.
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Media News Value Word Worth
A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
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Born Dog Eyes Open Wonder
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
Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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Animal Drink Man Teaching Thirst
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
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
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
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
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
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
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See

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