The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
HENRY FIELDINGThere’s one fool at least in every married couple.
More Henry Fielding Quotes
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It may be laid down as a general rule, that no woman who hath any great pretensions to admiration is ever well pleased in a company where she perceives herself to fill only the second place.
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Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.
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A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
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Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Penny saved is a penny got.
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There cannot be a move glorious object in creation than a human being replete with benevolence, meditating in what manner he might render himself most acceptable to his Creator by doing most good to His creatures.
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No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
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A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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To the composition of novels and romances, nothing is necessary but paper, pens, and ink, with the manual capacity of using them.
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