Quote#Wisdom
To whom nothing is given, of him can nothing be required
Quote byHenry Fielding · 1707–1754
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Joseph Andrews (1742), Book II, Ch. 8.
English (original)
To whom nothing is given, of him can nothing be required.
— Henry Fielding
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