Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom. – Henry Fielding
There is nothing a man of good sense dreads in a wife so much as her having more sense than himself. – Henry Fielding
A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not. – Henry Fielding
Distance of time and place generally cure what they seem to aggravate; and taking leave of our friends resembles taking leave of the world, of which it has been said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible. – Henry Fielding