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There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.

Henry Fielding

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
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
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
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
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Injury Reason Trust Yourself
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness
However exquisitely human nature may have been described by writers, the true practical system can be learned only in the world.
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Description Human Learning Nature World Writer
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.
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Animal Man Proud Universe
Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Errors Justice Leadership Man
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
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
The life of a coquette is one constant lie; and the only rule by which you can form any correct judgment of them is that they are never what they seem.
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Correction Judgement Life Lying Oneself Rule
The greatest part of mankind labor under one delirium or another; and Don Quixote differed from the rest, not in madness, but the species of it. The covetous, the prodigal, the superstitious, the libertine, and the coffee-house politician, are all Quixotes in their several ways.
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Greatness Home Kind Mad Man Politics Way

There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.

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