When mighty roast beef was the Englishman’s food It ennobled our hearts and enriched our blood– Our soldiers were brave and our courtiers were good. Oh! the roast beef of England. And Old England’s roast beef.
HENRY FIELDINGDancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
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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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All nature wears one universal grin.
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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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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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Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller, who always proportions his stay in any place.
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Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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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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The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so.
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There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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However exquisitely human nature may have been described by writers, the true practical system can be learned only in the world.
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A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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