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Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.
Henry Fielding
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Henry Fielding
Age: 47 †
Born: 1707
Born: April 22
Died: 1754
Died: October 8
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Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favour.
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I describe not men, but manners not an individual, but a species.
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There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.
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The same animal which hath the honour to have some part of his flesh eaten at the table of a duke, may perhaps be degraded in another part,and some of his limbs gibbeted, as it were, in the vilest stall in town.
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As a great part of the uneasiness of matrimony arises from mere trifles,, it would be wise in every young married man to enter into an agreement with his wife, that in all disputes of this kind the party who was most convinced they were right should always surrender the victory. By which means both would be more forward to give up the cause.
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Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue.
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The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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His designs were strictly honourable, as the phrase is that is, to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage.
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Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
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Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
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Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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Ingratitude never so thoroughly pierces the human breast as when it proceeds from those in whose behalf we have been guilty of transgressions.
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