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There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.

Henry Fielding

Enough is equal to a feast.
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Enough Equality One Liner
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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Evil Goodness Man Sorry
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
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
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Capability Charity Happiness Oneself Person Rich
To the composition of novels and romances, nothing is necessary but paper, pens, and ink, with the manual capacity of using them.
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Capacity Necessary Novel Romance
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
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
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
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
We should not be too hasty in bestowing either our praise or censure on mankind, since we shall often find such a mixture of good and evil in the same character, that it may require a very accurate judgment and a very elaborate inquiry to determine on which side the balance turns.
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Determination Evil Goodness Judgement Praise
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
Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Errors Justice Leadership Man
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
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
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth

There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.

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There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.

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