Fear hath the common fault of a justice of peace, and is apt to conclude hastily from every slight circumstance, without examining the evidence on both sides. Henry Fielding More Quotes by Henry Fielding More Quotes From Henry Fielding To the generality of men you cannot give a stronger hint for them to impose upon you than by imposing upon yourself. Henry Fielding stronger giving men 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 bird mean people The exceptions of the scrupulous put one in mind of some general pardons where everything is forgiven except crimes. Henry Fielding pardon crime mind Ingratitude never so thoroughly pierces the human breast as when it proceeds from those in whose behalf we have been guilty of transgressions. Henry Fielding breasts behalf guilty What was said by the Latin poet of labor--that it conquers all things--is much more true when applied to impudence. Henry Fielding conquer poet latin The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure. Henry Fielding highest pleasure friendship 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 luxury gambling temptation He that dies before sixty, of a cold or consumption, dies, in reality, by a violent death. Henry Fielding violent cold reality He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter. Henry Fielding He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter. Henry Fielding If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil. Henry Fielding It hath often been said that it is not death but dying that is terrible. Henry Fielding Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be men of much greater profundity then they really are. Henry Fielding When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've done no more. Henry Fielding Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor. Henry Fielding will you fool honesty The world have payed too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them men of much greater profundity than they really are. Henry Fielding great men compliment world He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later. Henry Fielding adversity greatness soul mind Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not. Henry Fielding without person honest adversity
