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 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.
More Henry Fielding Quotes
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Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
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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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When I mention religion I mean the Christian religion; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion; and not only the Protestant religion, but the Church of England.
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Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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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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What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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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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Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
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Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.
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Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
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It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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Penny saved is a penny got.
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A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.
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Handsome is that handsome does.
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Wicked companions invite us to hell.
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