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Henry Fielding quotes

English Novelist, Playwright, Writer April 22, 1707 – October 8, 1754

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Henry Fielding quote: "The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the..."
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts. Henry Fielding
Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue. Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding quote: "Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done..."
Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil. Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding quote: "It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are..."
It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so. Henry Fielding
Reader, I think proper, before we proceed any further together, to acquaint thee that I intend to digress, through this whole history, as often as I see occasion, of which I am myself a better judge than any pitiful critic whatever; and here I must desire all those critics to mind their own business, and not to intermeddle with affairs or works which no ways concern them; for till they produce the authority by which they are constituted judges, I shall not plead to their jurisdiction. Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding quote: "All nature wears one universal grin."
All nature wears one universal grin. Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding quote: "Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil."
Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil. Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding quote: "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. Henry Fielding
When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the man, If not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on. Henry Fielding
[...] for the philosophy of Square rendered him superior to all emotions, and he very calmly smoaked his pipe, as was his custom in all broils, unless when he apprehended some danger of having it broke in his mouth. Henry Fielding
... a good conscience is never lawless in the worst regulated state, and will provide those laws for itself, which the neglect of legislators hath forgotten to supply. Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding quote: "A good countenance is a letter of recommendation."
A good countenance is a letter of recommendation. Henry Fielding
An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money. Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding quote: "Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness."
Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding quote: "It is not death, but dying, which is terrible."
It is not death, but dying, which is terrible. Henry Fielding

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