the arrows of fortune ….. derive their force from the velocity with which they are discharged; for, when they approach you by slow and perceptible degrees, they have but very little power to do you mischief.
Henry FieldingAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist, Playwright, Writer
- Nationality: english
- Born: April 22, 1707
- Died: October 8, 1754
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