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No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.

Henry Fielding

There is nothing so useful to man in general, nor so beneficial to particular societies and individuals, as trade. This is that alma mater, at whose plentiful breast all mankind are nourished.
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Kind Man Nourish Society Trade
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
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
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
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
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Blame Guilty Quick
He grew weary of this condescension, and began to treat the opinions of his wife with that haughtiuess and insolence, which none but those who deserve some contempt themselves can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.
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Beginning Deserve Growth Himself
Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Goodness Humor Smart
For I hope my Friends will pardon me, when I declare, I know none of them without a Fault; and I should be sorry if I could imagine, I had any Friend who could not see mine. Forgiveness, of this Kind, we give and demand in Turn.
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Demand Forgiveness Friendship Hope Kind Mistake Myself See
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
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

No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.

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