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Getting married is like putting one’s hand in a bag containing 99 serpents and one eel.

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The times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them.
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Bad Goodness Live Man Time
The Utopians feel that slaughtering our fellow creatures gradually destroys the sense of compassion, which is the finest sentiment of which our human nature is capable.
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Capability Compassion Creature Feeling Human Nature
By reason of gifts and bribes the offices be given to rich men, which should rather have been executed by wise men.
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Bribe Gift Man Reason Rich Wisdom
Those among them that have not received our religion do not fright any from it, and use none ill that goes over to it, so that all the while I was there one man was only punished on this occasion.
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Myself Occasion Punishment Religion
The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
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Distance Heaven Place
Instead of inflicting these horrible punishments, it would be far more to the point to provide everyone with some means of livelihood, so that nobody’s under the frightful necessity of becoming, first a thief, and then a corpse.
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Death Horrible Punishment Thief
A good tale evil told were better untold, and an evil take well told need none other solicitor.
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Evil Goodness Need
One man to live in pleasure and wealth, whiles all other weap and smart for it, that is the part not of a king, but of a jailor.
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Deep Live Man Perspective Pleasure Wealth
Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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Close Each Other Religion Sex
The heart that has truly loved never forgets.
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Forget Heart Love True
What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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Best Play Yourself
They have no lawyers among them, for they consider them as a sort of people whose profession it is to disguise matters.
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Disguise Lawyer People Profession
Getting married is like putting one’s hand in a bag containing 99 serpents and one eel.
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Hands Marriage Oneself
No more like together than is chalke to coles.
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Cole Togetherness
Nobody owns anything but everyone is rich – for what greater wealth can there be than cheerfulness, peace of mind, and freedom from anxiety?
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Greatness Mindset Peace Wealth
A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
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Character Enough Face Himself Hold Man

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