The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of love. Henry Fielding More Quotes by Henry Fielding More Quotes From Henry Fielding Penny saved is a penny got. Henry Fielding savedpennies Men who pay for what they eat will insist on gratifying their palates Henry Fielding palatepaymen A good heart will, at all times, betray the best head in the world. Henry Fielding all-timeheartworld 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 admirationwellsmay 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 vanitycharacterorder For parents to restrain the inclinations of their children in marriage is an usurped power. Henry Fielding matrimonyparentchildren 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-bypowerfulkings 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 smartfightingdog 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 failurequalitydesire Handsome is that handsome does. Henry Fielding handsomeappearancedoe I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species. Henry Fielding individualliteraturemen There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired Henry Fielding zealinspiredjustice 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 guilteyenames Clergy are men as well as other folks. Henry Fielding clergyfolksmen Every physician almost hath his favourite disease. Henry Fielding physiciansdoctorsdisease The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim. Henry Fielding coquettecoquetryaffection 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 ridiculousseriousmay 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 dressesattitudeart Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller. . .who always proportions his stay in any place. Henry Fielding travellerproportionwells To the generality of men you cannot give a stronger hint for them to impose upon you than by imposing upon yourself. Henry Fielding strongergivingmen
