He Who Would Have Fine Guests, Let

A Minute Analysis Of Life At Once Destroys That Splendor Which Dazzles The Imagination. Whatsoever Grandeur Can Display, Or Luxury Enjoy, Is Procured By Offices Of Which The Mind Shrinks From The Contemplation. All The Delicacies Of The Table May Be Traced Back To The Shambles And The Dunghill; All Magnificence Of Building Was Hewn From The Quarry, And All The Pomp Of Ornament Dug From Among The Damps And Darkness Of The Mine.

We May Take Fancy For A Companion, But Must Follow Reason As Our Guide.

It Is Common To Overlook What Is Near By Keeping The Eye Fixed On Something Remote.

It Is Better To Live Rich Than To Die Rich.

New Things Are Made Familiar, And Familiar Things Are Made New.