Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor. Henry Fielding More Quotes by Henry Fielding More Quotes From Henry Fielding Life may as properly be called an art as any other. Henry Fielding may art Penny saved is a penny got. Henry Fielding saved pennies Men who pay for what they eat will insist on gratifying their palates Henry Fielding palate pay men A good heart will, at all times, betray the best head in the world. Henry Fielding all-time heart world It may be laid down as a general rule, that no woman who hath any great pretensions to admiration is ever well pleased in a company where she perceives herself to fill only the second place. Henry Fielding admiration wells may Affectation proceeds from one of these two causes,--vanity or hypocrisy; for as vanity puts us on affecting false characters, in order to purchase applause; so hypocrisy sets us on an endeavor to avoid censure, by concealing our vices under an appearance of their opposite virtues. Henry Fielding vanity character order For parents to restrain the inclinations of their children in marriage is an usurped power. Henry Fielding matrimony parent children None of our political writers . . . take notice of any more than three estates, namely, Kings, Lords and Commons . . . passing by in silence that very large and powerful body which form the fourth estate in the community . . . the Mob. Henry Fielding passing-by powerful kings Lo, when two dogs are fighting in the streets, With a third dog one of the two dogs meets; With angry teeth he bites him to the bone, And this dog smarts for what that dog has done. Henry Fielding smart fighting dog The constant desire of pleasing which is the peculiar quality of some, may be called the happiest of all desires in this that it rarely fails of attaining its end when not disgraced by affectation. Henry Fielding failure quality desire Handsome is that handsome does. Henry Fielding handsome appearance doe I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species. Henry Fielding individual literature men There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired Henry Fielding zeal inspired justice Guilt, on the contrary, like a base thief, suspects every eye that beholds him to be privy to his transgressions, and every tongue that mentions his name to be proclaiming them. Henry Fielding guilt eye names Clergy are men as well as other folks. Henry Fielding clergy folks men Every physician almost hath his favourite disease. Henry Fielding physicians doctors disease The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim. Henry Fielding coquette coquetry affection A comic writer should of all others be the least excused for deviating from nature, since it may not be always so easy for a serious poet to meet with the great and the admirable; but life every where furnishes an accurate observer with the ridiculous. Henry Fielding ridiculous serious may 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 dresses attitude art Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller. . .who always proportions his stay in any place. Henry Fielding traveller proportion wells
