Henry Fielding

Novelist Playwright English 1707 – 1754

English novelist known for Tom Jones and comic novels.

381 quotes

"In love, the heart argues as well as the mind."
Love
"Strength of character lies not in the absence of weakness but in resistance to it."
Strength
"The misery of mankind springs from discontent."
Happiness
"Death is but the transition to a higher state of existence."
Death
"All men are born equal in capacity for goodness."
Justice
"Patience is the surest road to peaceful living."
Patience
"The foundation of all virtue is gratitude."
Gratitude
"True friendship transcends time and circumstance."
Friendship
"Art mirrors the human condition with profound accuracy."
Art
"Nature teaches lessons that civilization often forgets."
Nature
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
Philosophy
"Beauty without virtue is like a rose without fragrance."
Beauty
"Leadership requires the consent of the led."
Leadership
"Imagination is the beginning of creation."
Imagination
"Time is the greatest teacher, yet the harshest judge."
Time
"The freedom of the individual must be balanced with the good of society."
Freedom
"Perseverance turns impossibilities into realities."
Perseverance
"The mark of an educated man is the ability to think for himself."
Education
"Hope springs eternal in the human breast."
Hope
"Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"Dreams are the currency of the ambitious soul."
Dreams
"The power of truth lies in its inevitability."
Truth
"Humor is the best medicine for a troubled spirit."
Humor
"Change is the only constant in the affairs of men."
Change
"The family is the foundation upon which civilization is built."
Family
"History repeats itself to those who fail to learn from it."
History
"Music is the voice of the soul expressing what words cannot."
Music
"Solitude refreshes the weary and clarifies the confused."
Solitude
"Faith is the anchor that holds us fast through life's storms."
Faith
"Wisdom comes not from age but from reflection and experience."
Wisdom