Henry Fielding Quotes

Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding
English Novelist
Born: Apr 22, 1707
Died: Oct 8, 1754
Fool Great Love Man Men Will
Related authors: Aldous Huxley Charles Dickens E. M. Forster J. R. R. Tolkien Thomas Hardy William Golding William Makepeace Thackeray
A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool. Henry Fielding
Man Fool Charity Matter Rich Difficult Would Would-Be He Perhaps Also Without Prove Rogue Rich Man
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. Henry Fielding
Love Best Tea Scandal
If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil. Henry Fielding
God You Money Will Devil Like Make Plague Your
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart. Henry Fielding
Heart Excellency Generally Accompanied Truly Taste Elegant
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others. Henry Fielding
Happiness Others Thousand Scarcely Person Tasting Capable
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not. Henry Fielding
Adversity Man Trial He Principle Knows Without Whether Hardly Honest
Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it. Henry Fielding
Fruit Money Evil Often Root
The world have payed too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them men of much greater profundity than they really are. Henry Fielding
Great World Men Too Compliment Critics Greater Than Them Much Really Profundity Imagined
We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions. Henry Fielding
Liable Books Corrupted Companions
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief. Henry Fielding
Nothing Mischief Doing Children
A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art thou so dishonest, as ever to send men with these false recommendations into the World! Henry Fielding
Art Good Nature World Men Face Say Thou Recommendation Recommendations False Send Dishonest They Say Letter Why Ever
Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be men of much greater profundity then they really are. Henry Fielding
Great Reality World Men Too Compliment Critics Greater Them Then Much Really Paid Now Profundity Imagined
Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. Henry Fielding
Dancing Parent Begets Which Warmth
Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason. Henry Fielding
Great Will Poverty Neither Hear Nor Riches Reason
Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of. Henry Fielding
Other Would Would-Be Folks Some Glad Because Against Rail
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy. Henry Fielding
Enemy Wine First Friend Then
One fool at least in every married couple. Henry Fielding
Fool Every Married Married Couple Couple Least
When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've done no more. Henry Fielding
Duty Enough More Done
LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites. Henry Fielding
Love Food Sometimes Word Our Favorite Kinds Objects Properly Delight Spoken Particular Appetites Applied
What's vice today may be virtue, tomorrow. Henry Fielding
Today Tomorrow Virtue May Vice
Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us. Henry Fielding
About Only Us Conscience Thing Incorruptible
The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim. Henry Fielding
Characteristic Governed Affectation Whim
Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be. Henry Fielding
Fashion Science Seem Rather Inspires Than Appearance Desire
There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities of those we love. Henry Fielding
Love Natural Mark Correct Those Folly Attempt Perhaps Surer Than

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