Who said “I have found it; I have discovered the cause of all the misfortunes which befell him. A…”?

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Henry Fielding. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceJoseph Andrews (1742), Book III, Ch. 5

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“I have found it; I have discovered the cause of all the misfortunes which befell him. A public school, Joseph, was the cause of all the calamities which he afterwards suffered. Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.”
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Fielding, H. (n.d.). I have found it; I have discovered the cause of all the misfortunes which befell him. A public school, Joseph, was the cause of all the calamities which he afterwards suffered. Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36750-i-have-found-it-i-have-discovered-the/

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Fielding, Henry. “I have found it; I have discovered the cause of all the misfortunes which befell him. A public school, Joseph, was the cause of all the calamities which he afterwards suffered. Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36750-i-have-found-it-i-have-discovered-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Fielding, Henry. “I have found it; I have discovered the cause of all the misfortunes which befell him. A public school, Joseph, was the cause of all the calamities which he afterwards suffered. Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36750-i-have-found-it-i-have-discovered-the/.