No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
HENRY FIELDINGThe prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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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Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
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Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure himself very strongly on one side of the board, he is apt to leave an unguarded opening on the other, so doth it often happen in life.
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It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.
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We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
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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.
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Now in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity than they really are.
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Some virtuous women are too liberal in their insults to a frail sister; but virtue can support itself without borrowing any assistance from the vices of other women.
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Penny saved is a penny got.
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He grew weary of this condescension, and began to treat the opinions of his wife with that haughtiuess and insolence, which none but those who deserve some contempt themselves can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.
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Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.
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Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
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Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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