Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.
HENRY FIELDINGHe 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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Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.
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Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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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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To the composition of novels and romances, nothing is necessary but paper, pens, and ink, with the manual capacity of using them.
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Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
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A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.
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Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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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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Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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