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

Henry Fielding

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
We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.
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Disguise Ourselves Vice Virtue
What is commonly called love, namely the desire of satisfying a voracious appetite with a certain quantity of delicate white human flesh.
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Delicate Desire Human Love Quantity Satisfaction
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
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
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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Education Habit Nature Ourselves
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
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
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
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
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Lover Moments Money Oneself
All nature wears one universal grin.
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Nature One Liner Smile Universe
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
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

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

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