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• A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

  Henry Fielding

  Inspiring, Men, Rogues

  Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy (1871). “The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: With an Essay on His Life and Genius”, p.77

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• Now in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity than they really are.

  Henry Fielding

  Reality, Men, Criticism

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• A tender-hearted and compassionate disposition, which inclines men to pity and feel the misfortunes of others, and which is, even for its own sake, incapable of involving any man in ruin and misery, is of all tempers of mind the most amiable; and though it seldom receives much honor, is worthy of the highest.

  Henry Fielding

  Men, Honor, Mind

  Henry Fielding (1903). “The Works of Henry Fielding: With an Essay on His Life and Genius”

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• Some virtuous women are too liberal in their insults to a frail sister; but virtue can support itself without borrowing any assistance from the vices of other women.

  Henry Fielding

  Support, Vices, Insult

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• An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money.

  Henry Fielding

  Book, Giving, Gentleman

  Henry Fielding (1861). “Tom Jones”, p.51

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• As it is the nature of a kite to devour little birds, so it is the nature of some minds to insult and tyrannize over little people; this being the means which they use to recompense themselves for their extreme servility and condescension to their superiors; for nothing can be more reasonable than that slaves and flatterers should exact the same taxes on all below them which they themselves pay to all above them.

  Henry Fielding

  Mean, People, Bird

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• There is nothing a Man of good Sense dreads so much in a Wife, as her having more Sense than himself.

  Henry Fielding

  Men, Common Sense, Wife

  "Don Quixote in England: A comedy. As it is acted at the New Theatre in the Hay-Market. By Henry Fielding, Esq".

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• For parents to restrain the inclinations of their children in marriage is an usurped power.

  Henry Fielding

  Children, Parent, Matrimony

  Henry Fielding (1783). “The Beauties of Fielding. Carefully Selected ... To which is Added Some Account of His Life”, p.126

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• for nothing can be more reasonable, than that slaves and flatterers should exact the same taxes on all below them, which they themselves pay to all above them.

  Henry Fielding

  Pay, Slave, Should

  Henry Fielding (2015). “History of Tom Jones: the History Focus”, p.26, 谷月社

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• Gaming is a vice the more dangerous as it is deceitful; and, contrary to every other species of luxury, flatters its votaries with the hopes of increasing their wealth; so that avarice itself is so far from securing us against its temptations that it often betrays the more thoughtless and giddy part of mankind into them.

  Henry Fielding

  Gambling, Luxury, Temptation

  Henry Fielding (1988). “An Enquiry Into the Causes of the Late Increase of Robbers and Related Writings”, p.92, Wesleyan University Press

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• It is a good maxim to trust a person entirely or not at all.

  Henry Fielding

  Trust, Maxims, Persons

  Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy (1783). “The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: With the Life of the Author. In Twelve Volumes. A New Edition. To which is Now First Added, The Fathers; Or, The Good-natured Man”, p.332

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• A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art thou so dishonest, as ever to send men with these false recommendations into the World!

  Henry Fielding

  Art, Nature, Men

  Henry Fielding (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Fielding (Illustrated)”, p.1805, Delphi Classics

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• Where the law ends tyranny begins.

  Henry Fielding

  Tyrants, Law, Ends

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• There cannot be a move glorious object in creation than a human being replete with benevolence, meditating in what manner he might render himself most acceptable to his Creator by doing most good to His creatures.

  Henry Fielding

  Moving, Might, Creation

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• Good-breeding is not confined to externals, much less to any particular dress or attitude of the body; it is the art of pleasing, or contributing as much as possible to the ease and happiness of those with whom you converse.

  Henry Fielding

  Art, Attitude, Dresses

  Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy (1816). “The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: With an Essay on His Life and Genius”, p.196

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• 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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• A good man therefore is a standing lesson to us all.

  Henry Fielding

  Men, Good Man, Lessons

  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.6

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• Men who pay for what they eat will insist on gratifying their palates

  Henry Fielding

  Men, Pay, Palate

  Henry Fielding (1832). “The history of Tom Jones”, p.45

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• For I hope my Friends will pardon me, when I declare, I know none of them without a Fault; and I should be sorry if I could imagine, I had any Friend who could not see mine. Forgiveness, of this Kind, we give and demand in Turn.

  Henry Fielding

  Sorry, Giving, Demand

  Henry Fielding (2015). “History of Tom Jones: the History Focus”, p.72, 谷月社

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• It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so.

  Henry Fielding

  Design, Care, Action

  Henry Fielding (1836). “The history of Tom Jones: a foundling”, p.113

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• Wine and youth are fire upon fire.

  Henry Fielding

  Wine, Fire, Youth

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• Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue.

  Henry Fielding

  Love, Happiness, Heart

  Henry Fielding (1992). “Tom Jones”, p.708, Wordsworth Editions

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• It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.

  Henry Fielding

  Nature, Desire, Want

  Henry Fielding (1832). “The History of Amelia”, p.173

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• To the composition of novels and romances, nothing is necessary but paper, pens, and ink, with the manual capacity of using them.

  Henry Fielding

  Writing, Romance, Ink

  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.305

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• Life may as properly be called an art as any other.

  Henry Fielding

  Art, May

  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.500

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