When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
HENRY FIELDINGWhat a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
More Henry Fielding Quotes
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There 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.
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A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.
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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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Penny saved is a penny got.
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Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
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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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Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.
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I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.
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Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller, who always proportions his stay in any place.
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Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
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There’s one fool at least in every married couple.
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Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.
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