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Life would be very pleasant if it were not for its enjoyments.


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There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.

There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.



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More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice.



Women never look so well as when one comes in wet and dirty from hunting.

Women never look so well as when one comes in wet and dirty from hunting.



There are three sorts of lawyers - able, unable and lamentable.

There are three sorts of lawyers - able, unable and lamentable.



Better be killed than frightened to death.

Better be killed than frightened to death.



It ar'n't that I loves the fox less, but that I loves the 'ound more.

It ar'n't that I loves the fox less, but that I loves the 'ound more.



The horse loves the hound, and I loves both.

The horse loves the hound, and I loves both.



The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one.

The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one.



The supply of good fellows is by no means in excess of the demand. A man has only to hoist the flag of hospitality to insure a very considerable amount of custom.

The supply of good fellows is by no means in excess of the demand. A man has only to hoist the flag of hospitality to insure a very considerable amount of custom.



The country has its charms-cheapness for one.

The country has its charms-cheapness for one.





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