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Quote by Henry Fielding
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness

The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts. – Henry Fielding

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When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the man, If not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on. – Henry Fielding

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