There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
HENRY FIELDINGIn a debate, rather pull to pieces the argument of thy antagonists than offer him any of thy own; for thus thou wilt fight him in his own country.
More Henry Fielding Quotes
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Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
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It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so.
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We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.
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It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.
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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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For I hope my Friends will pardon me, when I declare, I know none of them without a Fault; and I should be sorry if I could imagine, I had any Friend who could not see mine. Forgiveness, of this Kind, we give and demand in Turn.
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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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All nature wears one universal grin.
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When mighty roast beef was the Englishman’s food It ennobled our hearts and enriched our blood– Our soldiers were brave and our courtiers were good. Oh! the roast beef of England. And Old England’s roast beef.
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A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.
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Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Good-humor will even go so far as often to supply the lack of wit.
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Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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