Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
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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When mighty roast beef was the Englishman’s food It ennobled our hearts and enriched our blood– Our soldiers were brave and our courtiers were good. Oh! the roast beef of England. And Old England’s roast beef.
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Handsome is that handsome does.
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The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
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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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A beau is everything of a woman but the sex, and nothing of a man beside it.
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We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.
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Nothing more aggravates ill success than the near approach of good.
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A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.
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Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
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Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
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There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.
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Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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To the composition of novels and romances, nothing is necessary but paper, pens, and ink, with the manual capacity of using them.
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It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so.
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