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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
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Henry Fielding
Age: 47 †
Born: 1707
Born: April 22
Died: 1754
Died: October 8
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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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We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.
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Giving comfort under affliction requires that penetration into the human mind, joined to that experience which knows how to soothe, how to reason, and how to ridicule taking the utmost care never to apply those arts improperly.
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I am content that is a blessing greater than riches and he to whom that is given need ask no more.
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