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The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.

Henry Fielding

What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.
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Bad Change Easy Goodness Man Transformation Wisdom
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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Eat Live One Liner
Handsome is that handsome does.
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Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner
A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
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Born Dog Eyes Open Wonder
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
A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.
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Charity Difficult Evidence Fools Man Rich
Domestic happiness is the end of almost all our pursuits, and the common reward of all our pains. When men find themselves forever barred from this delightful fruition, they are lost to all industry, and grow careless of all their worldly affairs. Thus they become bad subjects, bad relations, bad friends, and bad men.
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Bad End Forever Growth Happiness Man Pain Pursuit Relation Reward Subject World
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
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
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
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
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
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Beginning End Law One Liner
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy

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