Facts about Henry Fielding

Occup.Novelist
FromEngland
BornApril 22, 1707
DiedOctober 8, 1754
Aged47 years

Summary

Henry Fielding was a famous Novelist from England, who lived between April 22, 1707 and October 8, 1754. He/she became 47 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac taurus, who is known for Security, Subtle strength, Appreciation, Instruction, Patience. Our collection contains 34 quotes who is written / told by Henry, under the main topic Food.

34 Famous quotes by Henry Fielding

Small: The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts
"The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts"
Small: Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason
"Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason"
Small: A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not
"A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not"
Small: Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in
"Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue"
Small: Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness
"Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness"
Small: Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor
"Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor"
Small: All nature wears one universal grin
"All nature wears one universal grin"
Small: A rich man without charity is a rogue and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is a
"A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool"
Small: I describe not men, but manners not an individual, but a species
"I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species"
Small: He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul for the mind
"He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later"
Small: Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be
"Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be"
Small: Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not
"Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not"
Small: A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart
"A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart"
Small: Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it
"Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it"
Small: When Im not thanked at all, Im thanked enough, Ive done my duty, and Ive done no more
"When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've done no more"
Small: The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of love
"The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of love"
Small: Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of
"Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of"
Small: One fool at least in every married couple
"One fool at least in every married couple"
Small: Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be me
"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"
Small: Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation
"Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation"
Small: Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us
"Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us"
Small: There is an insolence which none but those who themselves deserve contempt can bestow, and those only w
"There is an insolence which none but those who themselves deserve contempt can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear"
Small: The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim
"The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim"
Small: Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil
"Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil"
Small: It is not death, but dying, which is terrible
"It is not death, but dying, which is terrible"
Small: Worth begets in base minds, envy in great souls, emulation
"Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation"
Small: Where the law ends tyranny begins
"Where the law ends tyranny begins"
Small: The world have payed too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them men of much greater prof
"The world have payed too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them men of much greater profundity than they really are"
Small: A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art thou so dishonest, as ev
"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!"
Small: LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food sometimes metaphorically spoke
"LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites"
Small: Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others
"Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others"
Small: Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea
"Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea"
Small: If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil
"If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil"
Small: Wine is a turncoat first a friend and then an enemy
"Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy"