Henry Fielding Quotes

• It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

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• His designs were strictly honourable, as the phrase is; that is, to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage.

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• What is commonly called love, namely the desire of satisfying a voracious appetite with a certain quantity of delicate white human flesh.

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• Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.

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• 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 him.

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• I am as sober as a Judge.

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• Oh! The roast beef of England, And old England’s roast beef!

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• Map me no maps, sir, my head is a map, a map of the whole world.

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• It is not death, but dying which is terrible.

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• Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

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• Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not.

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• Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy.

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• Where the law ends tyranny begins.

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• 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.

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• When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough, I’ve done my duty, and I’ve done no more.

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• When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.

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

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• We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.

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• There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities of those we love.

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

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Birth:	22nd April, 1707
Death:	8th October, 1754
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Novelist, Playwright

About

Henry Fielding was born in Sharpham, Somerset, England. He was an English novelist and playwright best known for his rich, earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. He educated at Eton College. In 1728, he travelled to Leiden to study classics and law at the university. He wrote other novels include: Shamela, Joseph Andrews, and Amelia. He wrote several plays include: Love in Several Masques, Rape upon Rape, The Grub Street Opera, The Modern Husband, and The Lottery.

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