Erudition, Like A Bloodhound, Is A Charming

To Have Given Pleasure To One Human Being Is A Recollection That Sweetens Life.

The Gospel Of Cheerfulness, I Had Almost Said The Gospel Of Amusement, Is Preached By People Who Lack Experience To People Who Lack Vitality. There Is A Vague Impression That The World Would Be A Good World If It Were Only Happy, That It Would Be Happy If It Were Amused, And That It Would Be Amused If Plenty Of Artificial Recreation - That Recreation For Which We Are Now Told Every Community Stands Responsible - Were Provided For Its Entertainment.

The Friendships Of Nations, Built On Common Interests, Cannot Survive The Mutability Of Those Interests.

Humor Hardens The Heart, At Least To The Point Of Sanity.

The Most Comfortable Characteristic Of The Period [1775-1825], And The One Which Incites Our Deepest Envy, Is The Universal Willingness To Accept A Good Purpose As A Substitute For Good Work.