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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.

Henry Fielding

What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil’s work for free.
HENRY FIELDING

Devil Freedom Himself Work
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.
HENRY FIELDING

Attitude Conversation Goodness Happiness Possible
Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
HENRY FIELDING

Animal Drink Man Teaching Thirst
He grew weary of this condescension, and began to treat the opinions of his wife with that haughtiuess and insolence, which none but those who deserve some contempt themselves can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.
HENRY FIELDING

Beginning Deserve Growth Himself
There are two considerations which always imbitter the heart of an avaricious man–the one is a perpetual thirst after more riches, the other the prospect of leaving what he has already acquired.
HENRY FIELDING

Choice Heart Himself Leaving Man Rich
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.
HENRY FIELDING

Enemy Friendship Wine
It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.
HENRY FIELDING

Bad Change Easy Goodness Man Transformation Wisdom
There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired with a love of justice against offenders.
HENRY FIELDING

Blind Justice Love Offend
Wine and youth are fire upon fire.
HENRY FIELDING

Fire One Liner Wine Youth
Handsome is that handsome does.
HENRY FIELDING

Action Beautiful Handsome One Liner
The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.
HENRY FIELDING

Friendship Happiness Leadership
The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
HENRY FIELDING

Greatness People Praise Worth
No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.
HENRY FIELDING

Beautiful See
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.
HENRY FIELDING

Greatness Logic Poor Reason Rich
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.
HENRY FIELDING

Company General Greatness Place Rule Woman
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.
HENRY FIELDING

Art Comfortable Experience Human Mindset

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