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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hath injured man reason suspect trust
Never trust the man who hath reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.
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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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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.
merit modesty candle
Thy modesty 's a candle to thy merit.
joining-in laughing mirth
The raillery which is consistent with good-breeding is a gentle animadversion of some foible, which, while it raises the laugh in the rest of the company, doth not put the person rallied out of countenance, or expose him to shame or contempt. On the contrary, the jest should be so delicate that the object of it should be capable of joining in the mirth it occasions.
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We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
proportion wells traveller
Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller. . .who always proportions his stay in any place.