"Petition me no petitions, sir, to-day; Let other……" — Henry Fielding
"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 queen shall be as drunk as we."
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116 Quotes by Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding has 116 quotes on this site.
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When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough.
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All nature wears one universal grin.
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Sir, money, money, the most charming of all things; money, which will say more in one moment than the most…
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Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.
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It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us.
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Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart…
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Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason
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Distance of time and place generally cure what they seem to aggravate; and taking leave of our friends resembles taking…
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Now in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men…
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The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.
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