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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.

Henry Fielding

The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
HENRY FIELDING

Friendship Happiness Leadership
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
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
Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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Animal Drink Man Teaching Thirst
The woman and the soldier who do not defend the first pass will never defend the last.
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Defense Protection Soldier Woman
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Wine
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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Enough Myself Thankful
LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.
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Food Happiness Kind Love Object Ourselves Word
Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.
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Enemy Fight Happiness Hate
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
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
Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
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Dance Greatness Parents Stupidity Warm Weakness
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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Eat Live One Liner
It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.
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Bad Change Easy Goodness Man Transformation Wisdom
A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.
HENRY FIELDING

Media News Value Word Worth

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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