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It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.

Henry Fielding

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 FIELDING

Blood Brave Food Heart
Good-breeding is not confined to externals, much less to any particular dress or attitude of the body; it is the art of pleasing, or contributing as much as possible to the ease and happiness of those with whom you converse.
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Attitude Conversation Goodness Happiness Possible
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Excellence Heart Taste True
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
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
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Wine
I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.
HENRY FIELDING

Art Description Manners Myself
Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure himself very strongly on one side of the board, he is apt to leave an unguarded opening on the other, so doth it often happen in life.
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Game Human Leaving Life Security
However exquisitely human nature may have been described by writers, the true practical system can be learned only in the world.
HENRY FIELDING

Description Human Learning Nature World Writer
All nature wears one universal grin.
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Nature One Liner Smile Universe
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
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
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
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Adversity Himself Honesty Principle
There is nothing so useful to man in general, nor so beneficial to particular societies and individuals, as trade. This is that alma mater, at whose plentiful breast all mankind are nourished.
HENRY FIELDING

Kind Man Nourish Society Trade
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
HENRY FIELDING

Best Cold Love Murder Tea

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