Maxioms by Henry Fielding
The blackest ink of fate are sure my lot,
And when fate writ my name it made a blot.
The blackest ink of fate are sure my lot,
And when fate writ my name it made a blot.
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts.
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts.
Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.
Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.
Handsome is that handsome does.
Handsome is that handsome does.
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.