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" When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the man, If not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on. "
Henry Fielding
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" What's vice today may be virtue, tomorrow. "
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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 prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts. "
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" Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be. "
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Very
Quick
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