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Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.

Henry Fielding

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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Character Flattery Himself Man Praise
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
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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Goodness Sick Success
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
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
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
Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Company Hell Invitation One Liner Wickedness
Handsome is that handsome does.
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Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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Education Habit Nature Ourselves
A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.
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Cost Heaven Himself Man Pain Price
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax
Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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Cheap Price Rate Talent Virtue Wisdom
Love may be likened to a disease in this respect, that when it is denied a vent in one part, it will certainly break out in another; hence what a woman’s lips often conceal, her eyes, her blushes, and many little involuntary actions betray.
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Action Betrayal Break Lips Love Respect Woman
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

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