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Success is a fruit of slow growth.

Henry Fielding

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
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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Evil Goodness Man Sorry
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
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
LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.
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Food Happiness Kind Love Object Ourselves Word
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
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
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
Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Errors Justice Leadership Man
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See
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
We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.
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Disguise Ourselves Vice Virtue
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
Giving comfort under affliction requires that penetration into the human mind, joined to that experience which knows how to soothe, how to reason, and how to ridicule; taking the utmost care never to apply those arts improperly.
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Art Comfortable Experience Human Mindset

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