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

Henry Fielding

What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
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
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
Penny saved is a penny got.
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Money One Liner Save
Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.
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Destruction Devil God Money Sick Yourself
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
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
He grew weary of this condescension, and began to treat the opinions of his wife with that haughtiuess and insolence, which none but those who deserve some contempt themselves can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.
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Beginning Deserve Growth Himself
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
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
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth

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