Henry Fielding Quotes

Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor. - Henry Fielding

An amiable weakness. - Henry Fielding

All nature wears one universal grin. - Henry Fielding

Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not. - Henry Fielding

A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart. - Henry Fielding

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

A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not. - Henry Fielding

A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she laughs, sigh when she sighs. In short, he should be the shadow of her mind. A lady, in the presence of her lover, should never want a looking-glass; as a beau, in the presence of his looking-glass, never wants a mistress. - Henry Fielding

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

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