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What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.

Henry Fielding

Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
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Capability Charity Happiness Oneself Person Rich
There is nothing so useful to man in general, nor so beneficial to particular societies and individuals, as trade. This is that alma mater, at whose plentiful breast all mankind are nourished.
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Kind Man Nourish Society Trade
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
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
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
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
Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
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Dance Greatness Parents Stupidity Warm Weakness
There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
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Blind Justice Love Offend
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
What is commonly called love, namely the desire of satisfying a voracious appetite with a certain quantity of delicate white human flesh.
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Delicate Desire Human Love Quantity Satisfaction

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