The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim.

Quote by Henry Fielding

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Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem...

Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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.

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

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

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult...

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult...

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...

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...

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.

One fool at least in every married couple.

One fool at least in every married couple.

When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.

Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.

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...

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...

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

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