He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later.

Quote by Henry Fielding

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

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

A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe...

A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe...

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

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...

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...

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult...

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult...

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...

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...

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...

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

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...

We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.

We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.

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

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

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

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

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...

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

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...

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...

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim.

The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim.