Henry Fielding Quotes

He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be.

There is nothing that people bear more impatiently, or forgive less, than contempt: and an injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

You shouldn't bear humiliations.

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence.

When boasting ends, there dignity begins.

People don't like when you point out to them and remind them that they're not very smart.

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront your intelligence.

It is not the broken heart that kills, but broken pride, monseigneur.

I'm not really a fan of people who think they're better than others. There's no reason to act that way. I couldn't even stand to yell at someone if they bumped right into me.

It is more honorable to walk in dignity than to ride in humiliation.

I don't have no shame.

Great names abase, instead of elevating, those who do not know how to bear them.

One does not reflect on a point of honor - that is already dishonor. To submit to insult, to forget a humiliation, to quail before an enemy - all these are signs of a life become worthless and superfluous.

Wrongs are often forgiven; but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever.

It is hard to be modest at times like these so I won't even try...you are all shite!

To tolerate is to insult.

The humbleness of a warrior is not the humbleness of the beggar. The warrior lowers his head to no one, but at the same time, he doesn't permit anyone to lower his head to him. The beggar, on the other hand, falls to his knees at the drop of a hat and scrapes the floor to anyone he deems to be higher; but at the same time, he demands that someone lower than him scrape the floor for him.

If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.

He grew weary of this condescension, and began to treat the opinions of his wife with that haughtiuess and insolence, which none but those who deserve some contempt themselves can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.

Where boasting ends, there dignity begins.

Incivility is the extreme of pride; it is built on the contempt of mankind.

All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

Dignity belongs to the conquered.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

I get angry when people bring derisory actions against me.