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Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.

Henry Fielding

Giving comfort under affliction requires that penetration into the human mind, joined to that experience which knows how to soothe, how to reason, and how to ridicule; taking the utmost care never to apply those arts improperly.
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Art Comfortable Experience Human Mindset
Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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Animal Drink Man Teaching Thirst
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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Eat Live One Liner
Good-breeding is not confined to externals, much less to any particular dress or attitude of the body; it is the art of pleasing, or contributing as much as possible to the ease and happiness of those with whom you converse.
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Attitude Conversation Goodness Happiness Possible
The woman and the soldier who do not defend the first pass will never defend the last.
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Defense Protection Soldier 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
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy
I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.
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Art Description Manners Myself
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
Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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Goodness Sick Success
Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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Cheap Price Rate Talent Virtue Wisdom
Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Injury Reason Trust Yourself
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
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Born Dog Eyes Open Wonder
A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.
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Cost Heaven Himself Man Pain Price
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

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