A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she laughs, sigh when she sighs. In short, he should be the shadow of her mind.…

Quote by Henry Fielding

Topics: Famous Love Quotes, Love Quotes

It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

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...

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

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...

There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities...

There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities...

Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.

Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.

A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news...

A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news...

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil.

Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil.

Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us.

Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us.

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

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

LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically...

LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically...

When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

One fool at least in every married couple.

One fool at least in every married couple.

I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.

I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.

When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've...

When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've...

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...

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.