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It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

Henry Fielding

Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Errors Justice Leadership Man
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Injury Reason Trust Yourself
Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.
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Destruction Devil God Money Sick Yourself
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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Capacity Necessary Novel Romance
What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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Devil Freedom Himself Work
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
Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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Cheap Price Rate Talent Virtue Wisdom
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
Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.
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Appearance Fashion Inspirational Oneself Science
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.
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Myself Religion Talk
Penny saved is a penny got.
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Money One Liner Save
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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Heaven Justice Leaving Mercy
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
The greatest part of mankind labor under one delirium or another; and Don Quixote differed from the rest, not in madness, but the species of it. The covetous, the prodigal, the superstitious, the libertine, and the coffee-house politician, are all Quixotes in their several ways.
HENRY FIELDING

Greatness Home Kind Mad Man Politics Way

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