Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding
Henry Fieldingwas an English novelist and dramatist best known for his rich, earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. Additionally, he holds a significant place in the history of law enforcement, having used his authority as a magistrate to foundwhat some have called London's first police force, the Bow Street Runners. His younger sister, Sarah, also became a successful writer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth22 April 1707
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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.
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Flattery is never so agreeable as to our blind side; commend a fool for his wit, or a knave for his honesty, and they will receive you into their bosoms
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Composed that monstrous animal a husband and wife.
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Now, in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity then they really are.
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I have found it; I have discovered the cause of all the misfortunes which befell him. A public school, Joseph, was the cause of all the calamities which he afterwards suffered. Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
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Never trust the man who hath reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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Since I have dealt in suds, I could never discover more than two reasons for shaving; the one is to get a beard, the other is to get rid of one
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When widows exclaim loudly against second marriage, I would always lay a wager that the man, if not the wedding-day, is absolutely fixed on.
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For clergy are men as well as other folks.
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His designs were strictly honorable, as the phrase is: that is, to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage
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George was a great dunce, but no matter for that: all men do not thrive in the world according to their learning
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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.
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The world have payed too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them men of much greater profundity than they really are.
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It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.