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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...

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us

Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

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...