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

Quote by Henry Fielding

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

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...

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

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...

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

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.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

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...

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

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

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil.

If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil.

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

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

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...

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...