Fielding, Henry

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Henry Fielding (April 22, 1707 October 8, 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humor and satirical prowess and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version


"He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter."

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

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"Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality."

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"Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of."

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"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!"

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"Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be."

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

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"Wine is a turncoat; first a friend and then an enemy."

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"Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea."

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"Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others."

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