259 Quotes by 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.

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

Distance of time and place generally cure what they seem to aggravate; and taking leave of our friends resembles taking leave of the world, of which it has been said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.

Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us.

It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.

The woman and the soldier who do not defend the first pass will never defend the last.

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

Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.