Henry Fielding Quotes

Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.

He tried the luxury of doing good.

In nothing do humans approach so nearly to the gods as doing good to others.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

A good deed is a good deed.

Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

Beneficence is a duty. He who frequently practices it, and sees his benevolent intentions realized, at length comes really to love him to whom he has done good. When, therefore, it is said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," it is not meant, thou shalt love him first and do him good in consequence of that love, but, thou shalt do good to thy neighbor; and this thy beneficence will engender in thee that love to mankind which is the fulness and consummation of the inclination to do good.

Charity itself fulfills the law. And who can sever love from charity?

And learn the luxury of doing good.

Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's side.

Kindness is virtue itself.

Generosity is the flower of justice.

I have often thought that unselfishness combined in one word more of the teachings of the Bible than any other in the language.

What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from youth. But a man who has known unkindness and want, for him to be kind and charitable to those who have been the cause of his misfortunes, that is a virtuous man.

A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That's how simple it is to be a saint. Try it! Try being a saint.

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.

Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.

A good deed is not just a duty, but above all, a privilege.

Even a smile is a good deed.

Do you want to feel good, or do you want to do good?

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another.

I have been doing good deeds since I was just a small child.

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