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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

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
However exquisitely human nature may have been described by writers, the true practical system can be learned only in the world.
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Description Human Learning Nature World Writer
Handsome is that handsome does.
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Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner
A beau is everything of a woman but the sex, and nothing of a man beside it.
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Man Sex Woman 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
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Beginning End Law One Liner
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
Enough is equal to a feast.
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Enough Equality One Liner
Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Errors Justice Leadership Man
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax
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

Character Flattery Himself Man Praise
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
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
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
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Adversity Himself Honesty Principle
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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Education Habit Nature Ourselves

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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