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Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
Henry Fielding
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Henry Fielding
Age: 47 †
Born: 1707
Born: April 22
Died: 1754
Died: October 8
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O vanity, how little is thy force acknowledged or thy operations discerned! How wantonly dost thou deceive mankind under different disguises! Sometimes thou dost wear the face of pity sometimes of generosity nay, thou hast the assurance to put on those glorious ornaments which belong only to heroic virtue.
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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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There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.
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