Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor.

Quote by Henry Fielding

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One fool at least in every married couple.

One fool at least in every married couple.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

Sir, money, money, the most charming of all things; money, which will say more in...

Sir, money, money, the most charming of all things; money, which will say more in...

When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the...

When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the...

When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

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...

There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than...

There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than...

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.

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

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

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

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

It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

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...

The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of...

The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of...

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...