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Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.

Henry Fielding

O innocence, how glorious and happy a portion art thou to the breast that possesses thee! thou fearest neither the eyes nor the tongues of men. Truth, the most powerful of all things, is thy strongest friend; and the brighter the light is in which thou art displayed, the more it discovers thy transcendent beauties.
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Beautiful Display Fear Friendship Glory Happiness Innocence Light Powerful Strong Transcendence
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
In a debate, rather pull to pieces the argument of thy antagonists than offer him any of thy own; for thus thou wilt fight him in his own country.
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Argument Country Fight Himself Pieces
Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Errors Justice Leadership Man
There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Couple Fools Marriage Oneself
Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.
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Appearance Fashion Inspirational Oneself Science
Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.
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Destruction Devil God Money Sick Yourself
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
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
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
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Wine
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
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Lover Moments Money Oneself

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