Wicked companions invite us to hell.
HENRY FIELDINGWicked companions invite us to hell.
HENRY FIELDINGWe must eat to live, and not live to eat.
HENRY FIELDINGWhat a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
HENRY FIELDINGEnough is equal to a feast.
HENRY FIELDINGPenny saved is a penny got.
HENRY FIELDINGRiches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
HENRY FIELDINGFashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.
HENRY FIELDINGSome folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.
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.
HENRY FIELDINGLove and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
HENRY FIELDINGLOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.
HENRY FIELDINGWhen I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
HENRY FIELDINGA good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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 FIELDINGThe highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
HENRY FIELDINGDomestic happiness is the end of almost all our pursuits, and the common reward of all our pains. When men find themselves forever barred from this delightful fruition, they are lost to all industry, and grow careless of all their worldly affairs. Thus they become bad subjects, bad relations, bad friends, and bad men.
HENRY FIELDING