Can any man have a higher notion of the rule of right and the eternal fitness of things?
Quotes from The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling — Henry Fielding
1707–1754 England
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
Hairbreadth missings of happiness look like the insults of Fortune.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
Every physician almost hath his favorite disease.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
At last the Ocean, that hospitable friend to the wretched, opened her capacious arms to receive him.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
Men who pay for what they eat will insist on gratifying their palates
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
Distinction without a difference.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henry Fielding (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.