Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.

Quote by Henry Fielding

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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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

All nature wears one universal grin.

All nature wears one universal grin.

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

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

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...

One fool at least in every married couple.

One fool at least in every married couple.

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...

Read in order to live.

Read in order to live.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

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...

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

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.

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...

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.

Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us.

Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us.