Now, in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity then they really are.

Quote by Henry Fielding

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There is an insolence which none but those who themselves deserve contempt can bestow, and...

There is an insolence which none but those who themselves deserve contempt can bestow, and...

Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have...

Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have...

Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and...

Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and...

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

Flattery is never so agreeable as to our blind side; commend a fool for his...

Flattery is never so agreeable as to our blind side; commend a fool for his...

A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.

A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.

One fool at least in every married couple.

One fool at least in every married couple.

Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.

Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.

All nature wears one universal grin.

All nature wears one universal grin.

Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be...

Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be...

The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim.

The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us.

Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us.

The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best...

The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best...

Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not.

Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not.

Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.

Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.

Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will...

Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will...

The world have payed too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them men...

The world have payed too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them men...

A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art...

A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art...