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Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.

Henry Fielding

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
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Greatness People Praise Worth
Love may be likened to a disease in this respect, that when it is denied a vent in one part, it will certainly break out in another; hence what a woman’s lips often conceal, her eyes, her blushes, and many little involuntary actions betray.
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Action Betrayal Break Lips Love Respect Woman
A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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Creation Fools Tax
Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Errors Justice Leadership Man
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
Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
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Evil Money Root
There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.
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Animal Man Proud Universe
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
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Lover Moments Money Oneself
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
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Best Defeat Head Tender
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Best Gossip Love Sweet Talk Tea
Handsome is that handsome does.
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Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner
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
Some virtuous women are too liberal in their insults to a frail sister; but virtue can support itself without borrowing any assistance from the vices of other women.
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Insult Liberty Sister Vice Virtue Woman

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