Henry Fielding Quotes About Literature

Quotes about: Literature

• Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.

  Henry Fielding

  Money, Roots, Evil

  Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy (1814). “The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: With an Essay on His Life and Genius”, p.79

• There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.

  Henry Fielding

  Animal, Church, Literature

  Henry Fielding (1861). “The Miscellaneous Works of Henry Fielding: Amelia”, p.407

• He grew weary of this condescension, and began to treat the opinions of his wife with that haughtiuess and insolence, which none but those who deserve some contempt themselves can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.

  Henry Fielding

  Literature, Bears, Insolence

  "The Works of Henry Fielding: Complete in One Volume".

• A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.

  Henry Fielding

  Numbers, News, Literature

  Henry Fielding (1861). “Tom Jones”, p.90

• The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of love.

  Henry Fielding

  Thinking, Devil, Literature

  Henry Fielding (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Fielding (Illustrated)”, p.1655, Delphi Classics

• 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

  Wedding, Men, Widows And Orphans

  Henry Fielding (1821). “The novels of Henry Fielding ... complete in one volume. To which is prefixed, a memoir of the life of the author [by sir W. Scott].”, p.601

• I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.

  Henry Fielding

  Men, Literature, Individual

  'Joseph Andrews' (1742) bk. 3, ch. 1

• What's vice today may be virtue, tomorrow.

  Henry Fielding

  Vices, Literature, May

• Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.

  Henry Fielding

  Envy, Would Be, Literature

  Henry Fielding (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Fielding (Illustrated)”, p.338, Delphi Classics

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