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The only source of the true Ridiculous (as it appears to me) is affectation


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Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.



Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.

Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.



There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.

There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.



The hounds all join in glorious cry, / The huntsman winds his horn: / And a-hunting we will go.

The hounds all join in glorious cry, / The huntsman winds his horn: / And a-hunting we will go.



Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.

Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.



When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.



A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.

A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.



Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason





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