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When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
Henry Fielding
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Henry Fielding
Age: 47 †
Born: 1707
Born: April 22
Died: 1754
Died: October 8
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Good-nature is that benevolent and amiable temper of mind which disposes us to feel the misfortunes and enjoy the happiness of others, and, consequently, pushes us on to promote the latter and prevent the former and that without any abstract contemplation on the beauty of virtue, and without the allurements or terrors of religion.
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Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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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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The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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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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Yes, I had two strings to my bow both golden ones, egad! and both cracked.
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No acquisitions of guilt can compensate the loss of that solid inward comfort of mind, which is the sure companion of innocence and virtue nor can in the least balance the evil of that horror and anxiety which, in their room, guilt introduces into our bosoms.
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the excellence of the mental entertainment consists less in the subject than in the author's skill in well dressing it up.
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A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.
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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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And here, I believe, the wit is generally misunderstood. In reality, it lies in desiring another to kiss your a-- for having just before threatened to kick his for I have observed very accurately, that no one ever desires you to kick that which belongs to himself, nor offers to kiss this part in another.
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I describe not men, but manners not an individual, but a species.
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Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
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There are two considerations which always imbitter the heart of an avaricious man--the one is a perpetual thirst after more riches, the other the prospect of leaving what he has already acquired.
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A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy's eyes are open.
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The dignity of history.
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