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When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts him into an excellent frame of mind for making a bargain.

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When the heart flies out before the understanding, it saves the judgment a world of pains.

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Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.

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There have been no sects in the Christian world, however absurd, which have not endeavoured to support their opinions by arguments drawn from Scripture.

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Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy.

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An English man does not travel to see English men.

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So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.

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Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness.

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Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves.

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In all unmerciful actions, the worst of men pay this compliment at least to humanity, as to endeavour to wear as much of the appearance of it, as the case will well let them.

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Novelist

Born: November 24th, 1713

Died: March 18th, 1768

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