As the malicious disposition of mankind is too well known, and the cruel pleasure which they take in destroying the reputation of others, the use we are to make of this knowledge is, to afford no handle for reproach; for bad as the world is, it seldom falls on anyone who hath not given some slight cause for censure.


The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: With an Essay on His Life and Genius (ed. 1816)

Henry Fielding Quotes

As the malicious disposition of mankind is too well known, and the cruel pleasure which they take in destroying the reputation of others, the use we...

As the malicious disposition of mankind is too well known, and the cruel pleasure which they take in destroying the reputation of others, the use we...

As the malicious disposition of mankind is too well known, and the cruel pleasure which they take in destroying the reputation of others, the use we...

As the malicious disposition of mankind is too well known, and the cruel pleasure which they take in destroying the reputation of others, the use we...