Henry Fielding Quotes

Everybody thinks I'm very clean and sort of upright, don't they?

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions; they have their place in heaven also.

People have a good image of me. It's not these tramps who are going to tarnish my image. They should stop lying to the French people. It annoys me that people talk about 'your image'. My image is great in France. When I'm abroad, I don't even talk about it. But in France it's just these people, these parasites.

We are more solicitous that men speak of us, than how they speak.

People who have a reputation for being evil are usually good.

Modern morality is all about perception.

I'm worried about looking like a bad person when, in fact, I try to be a good person. I don't like the public image that I've been dressed with and it worries me.

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

I mean, I don't really pay too much attention publicly to what people think.

Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t'will be virtue.

Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.

It's kinda all about image.

It’s not what you are that counts; it’s what people think you are.

It’s not only what you do in politics. It’s what you appear to do.

I would be lying if I said Starz doesn't have a reputation.

I prefer to be a good human being rather than a good character on screen.

People seem to think I got where I am because of the clothes that I wear.

You definitely have to think of the perception of things before you actually do certain things. It may not seem like it's a big deal to you yourself, but there's a bigger picture.

Very few reputations are gained by unsullied virtue.

Sometimes people can't see past us to hear our message. We never have a second chance to leave a first impression.

In politics, reality and appearance are of equal importance. You cannot attend to one and neglect the other. A man must determine both what he is, and what others believe him to be.

A lot of my reputation is a product of exaggeration and ignorance.

Character is like a tree, and reputation is like its shadow.