No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
HENRY FIELDINGNo one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
HENRY FIELDINGAdversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
HENRY FIELDINGThere 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 FIELDINGThwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
HENRY FIELDINGThere are two considerations which always imbitter the heart of an avaricious man–the one is a perpetual thirst after more riches, the other the prospect of leaving what he has already acquired.
HENRY FIELDINGO innocence, how glorious and happy a portion art thou to the breast that possesses thee! thou fearest neither the eyes nor the tongues of men. Truth, the most powerful of all things, is thy strongest friend; and the brighter the light is in which thou art displayed, the more it discovers thy transcendent beauties.
HENRY FIELDINGGuilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
HENRY FIELDINGThere is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
HENRY FIELDINGThe highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
HENRY FIELDINGIt is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
HENRY FIELDINGAll nature wears one universal grin.
HENRY FIELDINGWhere the law ends tyranny begins.
HENRY FIELDINGWine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
HENRY FIELDINGWisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
HENRY FIELDINGHandsome is that handsome does.
HENRY FIELDINGThe 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