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Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.

Henry Fielding

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
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
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
Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure himself very strongly on one side of the board, he is apt to leave an unguarded opening on the other, so doth it often happen in life.
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Game Human Leaving Life Security
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Blame Guilty Quick
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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Eat Live One Liner
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy
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
Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.
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Enemy Fight Happiness Hate
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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Choice Heart Himself Leaving Man Rich
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
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Adversity Himself Honesty Principle
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 mighty roast beef was the Englishman’s food It ennobled our hearts and enriched our blood– Our soldiers were brave and our courtiers were good. Oh! the roast beef of England. And Old England’s roast beef.
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Blood Brave Food Heart
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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Evil Goodness Man Sorry
O innocence, how glorious and happy a portion art thou to the breast that possesses thee! thou fearest neither the eyes nor the tongues of men. Truth, the most powerful of all things, is thy strongest friend; and the brighter the light is in which thou art displayed, the more it discovers thy transcendent beauties.
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Beautiful Display Fear Friendship Glory Happiness Innocence Light Powerful Strong Transcendence
Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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Goodness Sick Success

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