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Quote by Henry Fielding

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

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

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...

What's vice today may be virtue, tomorrow.

What's vice today may be virtue, tomorrow.

All nature wears one universal grin.

All nature wears one universal grin.

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...

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...

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...

Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is...

Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is...

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...

One fool at least in every married couple.

One fool at least in every married couple.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim.

The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim.

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

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

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

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for...

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for...

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

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