There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
HENRY FIELDINGA rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.
More Henry Fielding Quotes
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Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
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A beau is everything of a woman but the sex, and nothing of a man beside it.
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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.
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It may be laid down as a general rule, that no woman who hath any great pretensions to admiration is ever well pleased in a company where she perceives herself to fill only the second place.
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Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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We should not be too hasty in bestowing either our praise or censure on mankind, since we shall often find such a mixture of good and evil in the same character, that it may require a very accurate judgment and a very elaborate inquiry to determine on which side the balance turns.
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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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Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
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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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Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.
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Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.
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Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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