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Even Happiness Itself May Become Habitual. There Is A Habit Of Looking At The Bright Side Of Things, And Also Of Looking At The Dark Side. Dr. Johnson Has Said That The Habit Of Looking At The Best Side Of A Thing Is Worth More To A Man Than A Thousand Pounds A Year. And We Possess The Power, To A Great Extent, Of So Exercising The Will As To Direct The Thoughts Upon Objects Calculated To Yield Happiness And Improvement Rather Than Their Opposites.

The Great High-road Of Human Welfare Lies Along The Old Highway Of Steadfast Welldoing; And They Who Are The Most Persistent, And Work In The Truest Spirit, Will Invariably Be The Most Successful.

Marriage Like Government Is A Series Of Compromises. One Must Give And Take, Repair And Restrain, Endure And Be Patient.

Riches Are Oftener An Impediment Than A Stimulus To Action; And In Many Cases They Are Quite As Much A Misfortune As A Blessing.

Commit A Child To The Care Of A Worthless, Ignorant Woman, And No Culture In After-life Will Remedy The Evil You Have Done.