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Henry Fielding Quotes about Literature

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What's vice today may be virtue, tomorrow.

What's vice today may be virtue, tomorrow.

Henry Fielding
Vices, Literature, May

There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.

Henry Fielding
Animal, Church, Literature
Henry Fielding (1861). “The Miscellaneous Works of Henry Fielding: Amelia”, p.407

A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.

Henry Fielding
Numbers, News, Literature
Henry Fielding (1861). “Tom Jones”, p.90

I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.

Henry Fielding
Men, Literature, Individual
'Joseph Andrews' (1742) bk. 3, ch. 1

He grew weary of this condescension, and began to treat the opinions of his wife with that haughtiuess and insolence, which none but those who deserve some contempt themselves can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.

Henry Fielding
Literature, Bears, Insolence
"The Works of Henry Fielding: Complete in One Volume".

Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.

Henry Fielding
Envy, Would Be, Literature
Henry Fielding (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Fielding (Illustrated)”, p.338, Delphi Classics

The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of love.

Henry Fielding
Thinking, Devil, Literature
Henry Fielding (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Fielding (Illustrated)”, p.1655, Delphi Classics

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