All Henry Fielding Quotes
- Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others. Capable
- Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil. Devil
- Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom. Begets
- If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil. Devil
- Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be men of much greater profundity then… Compliment
- Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. Begets
- Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor. Commend
- Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not. Adversity
- One fool at least in every married couple. Couple
- The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts. Best
- It is not death, but dying, which is terrible. Death
- The world have payed too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them men of much greater profundity than they really are. Compliment
- He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is… Adversity
- Now, in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity then… Compliment
- When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've done no more. All
- Flattery is never so agreeable as to our blind side; commend a fool for his wit, or a knave for his honesty, and they will… Agreeable