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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.

Henry Fielding

Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Character Man Woman
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
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Book Company Corruption
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Wine
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Beautiful See
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
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Beginning End Law One Liner
There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
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Blind Justice Love Offend
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.
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Blood Brave Food Heart
Domestic happiness is the end of almost all our pursuits, and the common reward of all our pains. When men find themselves forever barred from this delightful fruition, they are lost to all industry, and grow careless of all their worldly affairs. Thus they become bad subjects, bad relations, bad friends, and bad men.
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Bad End Forever Growth Happiness Man Pain Pursuit Relation Reward Subject World
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Lover Moments Money Oneself
A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.
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Media News Value Word Worth
I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.
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Blessing Greatness Myself Rich Satisfaction
It may be laid down as a general rule, that no woman who hath any great pretensions to admiration is ever well pleased in a company where she perceives herself to fill only the second place.
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Company General Greatness Place Rule Woman
Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Fruit Growth Slow Success
The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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Friendship Happiness Leadership

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