I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.
Henry FieldingAdversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
Henry FieldingO vanity, how little is thy force acknowledged or thy operations discerned! How wantonly dost thou deceive mankind under different disguises! Sometimes thou dost wear the face of pity; sometimes of generosity; nay, thou hast the assurance to put on those glorious ornaments which belong only to heroic virtue.
Henry Fielding