Sarah Fielding Quotes
There appears to be but two grand master passions or movers in the human mind, namely, love and pride. And what constitutes the beauty or deformity of a man's character is the choice he makes under which banner he determines to enlist himself. But there is a strong distinction between different degress in the same thing and a mixture of two contraries.
Topics
Character
Emotions
Human Nature
Motivation, Motivations
Passion
Pride
Self Esteem
Psychology
Strong
Emotional Intelligence
Human Behavior
Moral Character
Love, Romance
Contrasting Values
Emotional Drivers
Inner Conflict
Inner Conflicts
Moral Choices
Moral Duality
Personal Values
Personality Traits
Decision-Making
Character Choice
Citations
Fielding, Sarah, and Jane Collier. The Cry: A New Dramatic Fable. Vol. 1, R. and J. Dodsley, 1754, p. 24.
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Sarah Fielding was an English author and sister of the novelist Henry Fielding. She wrote The Governess, or The Little Female Academy (1749), thought to be the first novel in English aimed expressly at children. Earlier she had success with her novel The Adventures of David Simple (1744).