What is commonly called love, namely the desire of satisfying a voracious appetite with a certain quantity of delicate white human flesh.
HENRY FIELDINGGuilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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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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Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.
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The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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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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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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There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
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Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Penny saved is a penny got.
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Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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All nature wears one universal grin.
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A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.
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He grew weary of this condescension, and began to treat the opinions of his wife with that haughtiuess and insolence, which none but those who deserve some contempt themselves can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.
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It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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