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Quote 1. I am convinced, my child, that you have much goodness, generosity and honour in your temper; if you will add prudence and religion to these, you must be happy: for the three former qualities, I admit, make you worthy of happiness, but they are the latter only which will put you in possession of it. Meaning. Allworthy believes he is on his deathbed when he gives this advice to Tom. The recommendations indicate Fielding's intention for the development of his main character. Tom's story will be a struggle towards the wisdom of possessing these virtues. The qualities mentioned also support the novel's main purpose: to explore human nature, and the way that goodness can sometimes prove more rewarding than vice, even when circumstances might suggest otherwise.