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Enough is equal to a feast.

Henry Fielding

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
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
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
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Capability Charity Happiness Oneself Person Rich
Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
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Evil Money Root
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
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
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Blame Guilty Quick
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.
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Art Description Manners Myself
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
All nature wears one universal grin.
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Nature One Liner Smile Universe
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
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy
A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
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Born Dog Eyes Open Wonder
Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.
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Appearance Fashion Inspirational Oneself Science

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