Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.

Quote by Henry Fielding

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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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.

I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.

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 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...

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...

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

Where the law ends tyranny begins.

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...

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for...

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for...

Many people make the mistake of thinking that all the challenges in their lives would...

Many people make the mistake of thinking that all the challenges in their lives would...