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The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.

Henry Fielding

I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.
HENRY FIELDING

Art Description Manners Myself
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
Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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Animal Drink Man Teaching Thirst
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Injury Reason Trust Yourself
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
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
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Adversity Himself Honesty Principle
There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.
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Character Flattery Himself Man Praise
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.
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Disguise Ourselves Vice Virtue
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy
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
To the composition of novels and romances, nothing is necessary but paper, pens, and ink, with the manual capacity of using them.
HENRY FIELDING

Capacity Necessary Novel Romance

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