Love may be likened to a disease in this respect, that when it is denied a vent in one part, it will certainly break out in another; hence what a woman’s lips often conceal, her eyes, her blushes, and many little involuntary actions betray.
HENRY FIELDINGSome 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.
More Henry Fielding Quotes
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What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
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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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Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
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A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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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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A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
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A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.
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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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Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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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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Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.
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It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.
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