In 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 FIELDINGThe prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
More Henry Fielding Quotes
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Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
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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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When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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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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A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.
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Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
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I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.
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Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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The woman and the soldier who do not defend the first pass will never defend the last.
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Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.
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What is commonly called love, namely the desire of satisfying a voracious appetite with a certain quantity of delicate white human flesh.
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Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.
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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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