In The Intercourse Of Life, We Please

Preserving The Serious Health Condition Is Usually Painful.

Avarice Often Produces Opposite Results: There Are An Infinite Number Of Persons Who Sacrifice Their Property To Doubtful And Distant Expectations; Others Mistake Great Future Advantages For Small Present Interests.

There Is Merit Without Rank, But There Is No Rank Without Some Merit.

The Generality Of Friends Puts Us Out Of Conceit With Friendship; Just As The Generality Of Religious People Puts Us Out Of Conceit With Religion.

A Man's Happiness Or Unhappiness Depends As Much On His Temperament As On His Destiny.