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We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.

Henry Fielding

The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
HENRY FIELDING

Greatness People Praise Worth
I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.
HENRY FIELDING

Art Description Manners Myself
Good-breeding is not confined to externals, much less to any particular dress or attitude of the body; it is the art of pleasing, or contributing as much as possible to the ease and happiness of those with whom you converse.
HENRY FIELDING

Attitude Conversation Goodness Happiness Possible
Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller, who always proportions his stay in any place.
HENRY FIELDING

Goodness Place Stay Travel Writing
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
HENRY FIELDING

Eat Live One Liner
Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
HENRY FIELDING

Injury Reason Trust Yourself
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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Fire One Liner Wine Youth
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
HENRY FIELDING

Capability Charity Happiness Oneself Person Rich
Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
HENRY FIELDING

Dance Greatness Parents Stupidity Warm Weakness
There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.
HENRY FIELDING

Character Flattery Himself Man Praise
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.
HENRY FIELDING

Creation Goodness Human Meditation Object
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
HENRY FIELDING

Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
When I mention religion I mean the Christian religion; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion; and not only the Protestant religion, but the Church of England.
HENRY FIELDING

Myself Religion Talk
When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
HENRY FIELDING

Enough Myself Thankful
Handsome is that handsome does.
HENRY FIELDING

Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner
The life of a coquette is one constant lie; and the only rule by which you can form any correct judgment of them is that they are never what they seem.
HENRY FIELDING

Correction Judgement Life Lying Oneself Rule

We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.

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