Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to Heaven. – Henry Fielding
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! – 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
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts. – Henry Fielding