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When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

Henry Fielding

Success is a fruit of slow growth.
HENRY FIELDING

Fruit Growth Slow Success
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
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
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
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
Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Goodness Humor Smart
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
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller, who always proportions his stay in any place.
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Goodness Place Stay Travel Writing
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
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
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
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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Evil Goodness Man Sorry
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Wine
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
HENRY FIELDING

Fire One Liner Wine Youth

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