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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.

Henry Fielding

There are two considerations which always imbitter the heart of an avaricious man–the one is a perpetual thirst after more riches, the other the prospect of leaving what he has already acquired.
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Choice Heart Himself Leaving Man Rich
The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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Friendship Happiness Leadership
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.
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Destruction Devil God Money Sick Yourself
It may be laid down as a general rule, that no woman who hath any great pretensions to admiration is ever well pleased in a company where she perceives herself to fill only the second place.
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Company General Greatness Place Rule Woman
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
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
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
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
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
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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Evil Goodness Man Sorry
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Blame Guilty Quick
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
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
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 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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