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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.

Henry Fielding

It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
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Art Life Proper
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
Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.
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Destruction Devil God Money Sick Yourself
The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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Friendship Happiness Leadership
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Beginning End Law One Liner
Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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Goodness Sick Success
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
It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so.
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Action Appearance Care Design Enough Goodness
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
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
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
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
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax

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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