Henry Fielding

"Time spent with loved ones is never wasted."

"Truth may be suppressed but never destroyed."

"Freedom is the birthright of all thinking beings."

"Work done with passion becomes art."

"Motivation comes from within, not from without."

"The cultivation of the mind is the noblest of pursuits."

"The provision of the belly is a matter of no small consequence."

"One of the greatest blessings of mankind is liberty."

"Vanity is the pride of nature; it is peculiar to man."

"The world in general is well enough; it is mankind that is corrupted."

"Prudence is a virtue which cannot exist without great care and attention."

"True love is a plant of slow growth."

"The duty of a magistrate is to preserve the peace of society."

"Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the purse."

"Knowledge without practice is fruitless."

"A man may smile and be a villain."

"The greatest happiness flows from the union of friends."

"Ambition is the child of pride, and the parent of misery."

"Good nature is that benevolent and amiable temper which inclines us to forgive offenses."

"Experience is the oracle of truth."

"The pursuit of pleasure is the object of human life."

"Time, the devourer of all things, cannot devour reputation."

"A man cannot be always laughing."

"Power without benevolence is tyranny."

"The exercise of virtue is the highest happiness."

"Truth is stranger and more wonderful than fiction."

"Every wise man will make haste to forgive."

"The greatest talents often lurk in obscurity."

"Decorum is the polite language of society."

"A good name is more valuable than riches."