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It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so.

It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so.

Henry Fielding
Design, Care, Action
Henry Fielding (1836). “The history of Tom Jones: a foundling”, p.113

His designs were strictly honourable, as the phrase is; that is, to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage.

Henry Fielding
Marriage, Design, Way
'Tom Jones' (1749) bk. 11, ch. 4

The man who is wantonly profuse of his promises ought to sink his credit as much as a tradesman would by uttering a great number of promissory notes payable at a distant day. The truest conclusion in both cases is, that neither intend or will be able to pay. And as the latter most probably intends to cheat you of your money, so the former at least designs to cheat you of your thanks.

Henry Fielding
Men, Numbers, Design
Henry Fielding (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Fielding (Illustrated)”, p.3805, Delphi Classics

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