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Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.

Henry Fielding

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
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 constant desire of pleasing which is the peculiar quality of some, may be called the happiest of all desires in this that it rarely fails of attaining its end when not disgraced by affectation.
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Desire Failure Grace Happiness Quality Rare Weird
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
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Lover Moments Money Oneself
There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
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Blind Justice Love Offend
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
Enough is equal to a feast.
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Enough Equality One Liner
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.
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Cost Heaven Himself Man Pain Price
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
A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
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Born Dog Eyes Open Wonder
Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Goodness Humor Smart
Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
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Art Life Proper

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