"For it is very hard, my lord," said a convicted felon at t… - Henry Fielding

"For it is very hard, my lord," said a convicted felon at the bar to the late excellent judge Burnet, "to hang a poor man for stealing a horse." "You are not to be hanged sir," answered my ever-honored and beloved friend, "for stealing a horse, but you are to be hanged that horses may not be stolen."

Henry Fielding

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Henry Fielding (April 22, 1707 – October 8, 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humor and satirical prowess and as the author of the novel Tom Jones.

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Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none.

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It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying which is terrible.

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