Success is a fruit of slow growth.

Henry Fielding

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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 is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
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Evil Money Root
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
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
Enough is equal to a feast.
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Enough Equality One Liner
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
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
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
Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Injury Reason Trust Yourself
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 slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax
Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller, who always proportions his stay in any place.
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Goodness Place Stay Travel Writing
Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
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Blessing Charity Himself Rich Worth
Some virtuous women are too liberal in their insults to a frail sister; but virtue can support itself without borrowing any assistance from the vices of other women.
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Insult Liberty Sister Vice Virtue Woman
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth
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
Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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Animal Drink Man Teaching Thirst
I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.
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Blessing Greatness Myself Rich Satisfaction
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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Evil Goodness Man Sorry
All nature wears one universal grin.
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Nature One Liner Smile Universe
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
Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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Cheap Price Rate Talent Virtue Wisdom
Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Cold Love Murder Tea

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