Suffering Itself Does Less Afflict The Senses

Let Us Never Adopt The Maxim, Rather Lose Our Friend Than Our Jest.

Sayings Designed To Raise A Laugh Are Generally Untrue And Never Complimentary. Laughter Is Never Far Removed From Derision.

Forbidden Pleasures Alone Are Loved Immoderately; When Lawful, They Do Not Excite Desire.

A Religion Without Mystics Is A Philosophy.

Consequently The Student Who Is Devoid Of Talent Will Derive No More Profit From This Work Than Barren Soil From A Treatise On Agriculture.