All Henry Fielding Quotes
- He in a few minutes ravished this fair creature, or at least would have ravished her, if she had not, by a timely compliance, prevented… Compliance
- Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he has injured you Ethics
- To the composition of novels and romances, nothing is necessary but paper, pens, and ink, with the manual capacity of using them. Capacity
- Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy. Enemy
- Can any man have a higher notion of the rule of right and the eternal fitness of things? Any
- When I mention religion I mean the Christian religion; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion; and not only the Protestant religion,… Christian
- Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven. Heaven
- There is nothing a man of good sense dreads in a wife so much as her having more sense than himself. Dread
- Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation. Base
- There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman. Animal
- And here, I believe, the wit is generally misunderstood. In reality, it lies in desiring another to kiss your a-- for having just before threatened… Accurately
- Let no man be sorry he has done good, because others have done evil. Done Evil
- It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so. Action
- It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good. Bad
- Heroes, notwithstanding the high ideas which, by the means of flatterers, they may entertain of themselves, or the world may conceive of them, have certainly… Conceive
- The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of love. Devil
- There is an insolence which none but those who themselves deserve contempt can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear. Bear
- There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities of those we love. Attempt
- 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. Absolutely
- These are called the pious frauds of friendship. Called
- The dignity of history. Dignity
- Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. Best
- Thy modesty 's a candle to thy merit. Candle
- It is well known to all great men, that by conferring an obligation they do not always procure a friend, but are certain of creating… All
- Petition me no petitions, sir, to-day; Let other hours be set apart for business. To-day it is our pleasure to be drunk; And this our… Apart