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Henry Fielding

There are two considerations which always imbitter the heart of an avaricious man–the one is a perpetual thirst after more riches, the other the prospect of leaving what he has already acquired.
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Choice Heart Himself Leaving Man Rich
We should not be too hasty in bestowing either our praise or censure on mankind, since we shall often find such a mixture of good and evil in the same character, that it may require a very accurate judgment and a very elaborate inquiry to determine on which side the balance turns.
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Determination Evil Goodness Judgement Praise
Penny saved is a penny got.
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Money One Liner Save
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Blame Guilty Quick
Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
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Blessing Charity Himself Rich Worth
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
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
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Goodness Humor Smart
Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
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Art Life Proper
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
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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Description Human Learning Nature World Writer
Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
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Education Immortal Public School Vice
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
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
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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Eat Live One Liner

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