Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be men of much greater profundity than they really are. -Henry Fielding

 

Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be men of much greater profundity than they really are.


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This quote is just one of 19 total Henry Fielding quotes in our collection. Henry Fielding is known for saying 'Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be men of much greater profundity than they really are.' as well as some of the following quotes.

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

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Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil.

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The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts. -Henry Fielding
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Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

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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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A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not. -Henry Fielding
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Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us.

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