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Now in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity than they really are.

Henry Fielding

Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure himself very strongly on one side of the board, he is apt to leave an unguarded opening on the other, so doth it often happen in life.
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Game Human Leaving Life Security
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 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
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
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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Goodness Letter
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Blame Guilty Quick
Handsome is that handsome does.
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Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
When mighty roast beef was the Englishman’s food It ennobled our hearts and enriched our blood– Our soldiers were brave and our courtiers were good. Oh! the roast beef of England. And Old England’s roast beef.
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Blood Brave Food Heart
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
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
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.
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Enemy Fight Happiness Hate
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time

Now in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity than they really are.

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