“Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.”
— Henry Fielding
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Great joy, especially after a sudden change
“Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue.”
— Henry Fielding
Author: Henry Fielding
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When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages,
“When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the man, If not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on.”
— Henry Fielding
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LOVE: A word properly applied to our
“LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.”
— Henry Fielding
Author: Henry Fielding
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All nature wears one universal grin.
“All nature wears one universal grin.”
— Henry Fielding
Author: Henry Fielding
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If you make money your god, it
“If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil.”
— Henry Fielding
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Scarcely one person in a thousand is
“Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.”
— Henry Fielding
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It is not death, but dying, which
“It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.”
— Henry Fielding
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A good face they say, is a
“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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Fashion is the science of appearance, and
“Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.”
— Henry Fielding
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A good face they say, is a
“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
Author: Henry Fielding
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