“a rogue, he wisely said, like gunpowder, must…” Henry Fielding

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“a rogue, he wisely said, like gunpowder, must be used with caution”

Henry Fielding (spoken by Narrator (reporting Wild))

The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the Great, Book III, Ch. 14

After betraying Blueskin and receiving Fireblood's report, Wild resolves to govern his gang by fear and trust none of them.

Citation: "a rogue, he wisely said, like gunpowder, must be used with caution" — Henry Fielding, The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the Great, Book III, Ch. 14. (id fielding-jonathan-wild-q3)

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Quotation from The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the Great by Henry Fielding