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 FIELDINGSuccess is a fruit of slow growth.
More Henry Fielding Quotes
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Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil.
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The life of a coquette is one constant lie; and the only rule by which you can form any correct judgment of them is that they are never what they seem.
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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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LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.
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Good-breeding is not confined to externals, much less to any particular dress or attitude of the body; it is the art of pleasing, or contributing as much as possible to the ease and happiness of those with whom you converse.
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It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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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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Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Success is a fruit of slow growth.
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Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
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Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.
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We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.
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Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
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Giving comfort under affliction requires that penetration into the human mind, joined to that experience which knows how to soothe, how to reason, and how to ridicule; taking the utmost care never to apply those arts improperly.
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