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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

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.
HENRY FIELDING

Argument Country Fight Himself Pieces
The life of a coquette is one constant lie; and the only rule by which you can form any correct judgment of them is that they are never what they seem.
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Correction Judgement Life Lying Oneself Rule
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
HENRY FIELDING

Blame Guilty Quick
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
HENRY FIELDING

Book Company Corruption
O innocence, how glorious and happy a portion art thou to the breast that possesses thee! thou fearest neither the eyes nor the tongues of men. Truth, the most powerful of all things, is thy strongest friend; and the brighter the light is in which thou art displayed, the more it discovers thy transcendent beauties.
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Beautiful Display Fear Friendship Glory Happiness Innocence Light Powerful Strong Transcendence
It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.
HENRY FIELDING

Bad Change Easy Goodness Man Transformation Wisdom
Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
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Dance Greatness Parents Stupidity Warm Weakness
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.
HENRY FIELDING

Art Comfortable Experience Human Mindset
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Death Deep Terrible
Now in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity than they really are.
HENRY FIELDING

Compliment Critics Greatness Imagination Man Pay Reality World
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
HENRY FIELDING

Eat Live One Liner
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
HENRY FIELDING

Greatness People Praise Worth
Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
HENRY FIELDING

Blessing Charity Himself Rich Worth
A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
HENRY FIELDING

Born Dog Eyes Open Wonder
Handsome is that handsome does.
HENRY FIELDING

Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner

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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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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