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

Henry Fielding

Some virtuous women are too liberal in their insults to a frail sister; but virtue can support itself without borrowing any assistance from the vices of other women.
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Insult Liberty Sister Vice Virtue Woman
The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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Friendship Happiness Leadership
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Cold Love Murder Tea
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
All nature wears one universal grin.
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Nature One Liner Smile Universe
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax
Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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Cheap Price Rate Talent Virtue Wisdom
Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
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Blessing Charity Himself Rich Worth
To the composition of novels and romances, nothing is necessary but paper, pens, and ink, with the manual capacity of using them.
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Capacity Necessary Novel Romance
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See

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

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