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Domestic happiness is the end of almost all our pursuits, and the common reward of all our pains. When men find themselves forever barred from this delightful fruition, they are lost to all industry, and grow careless of all their worldly affairs. Thus they become bad subjects, bad relations, bad friends, and bad men.

Henry Fielding

Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
HENRY FIELDING

Education Immortal Public School Vice
Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.
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Enemy Fight Happiness Hate
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
There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.
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Animal Man Proud Universe
Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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Goodness Sick Success
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Blame Guilty Quick
Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man 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
Handsome is that handsome does.
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Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner
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
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.
HENRY FIELDING

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
It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so.
HENRY FIELDING

Action Appearance Care Design Enough Goodness
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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Children Fun Mischief Wasted Time
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.
HENRY FIELDING

Beginning Deserve Growth Himself

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