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Life At The Greatest And Best Is But A Froward Child, That Must Be Humored And Coaxed A Little Till It Falls Asleep, And Then All The Care Is Over.

To Make A Fine Gentleman, Several Trades Are Required, But Chiefly A Barber.

All His Faults Are Such That One Loves Him Still The Better For Them.

Blame Where You Must, Be Candid Where You Can, And Be Each Critic The Good-natured Man.

It Is Impossible To Combat Enthusiasm With Reason; For Though It Makes A Show Of Resistance, It Soon Eludes The Pressure, Refers You To Distinctions Not To Be Understood, And Feelings Which It Cannot Explain. A Man Who Would Endeavor To Fix An Enthusiast By Argument Might As Well Attempt To Spread Quicksilver With His Finger.