Indolence, Languid As It Is, Often Masters

Moral Severity In Women Is Only A Dress Or Paint Which They Use To Set Off Their Beauty.

Absence Abates A Moderate Passion And Intensifies A Great One - As The Wind Blows Out A Candle But Fans Fire Into Flame.

A Small Degree Of Wit, Accompanied By Good Sense, Is Less Tiresome In The Long Run Than A Great Amount Of Wit Without It.

Though Most Of The Friendships Of The World Ill Deserve The Name Of Friendships; Yet A Man May Make Use Of Them On Occasion, As Of A Traffic Whose Returns Are Uncertain, And In Which 'tis Usual To Be Cheated.

That Conduct Often Seems Ridiculous The Secret Reasons Of Which Are Wise And Solid.