The Grace That Makes Every Grace Amiable

We All Know By Theory That There Is No Permanent Happiness In This Life: But The Weight Of The Precept Is Not Felt In The Same Manner As When It Is Confirmed To Us By A Heavy Calamity.

Marriage Is The Highest State Of Friendship. If Happy, It Lessens Our Cares By Dividing Them, At The Same Time That It Doubles Our Pleasures By Mutual Participation.

O! What A Godlike Power Is That Of Doing Good! I Envy The Rich And The Great For Nothing Else!

Though A Censure Lies Against Those Who Are Poor And Proud, Yet Is Pride Sooner To Be Forgiven In A Poor Person Than In A Rich One; Since In The Latter It Is Insult And Arrogance; In The Former, It May Be A Defense Against Temptations To Dishonesty; And, If Manifested On Proper Occasions, May Indicate A Natural Bravery Of Mind, Which The Frowns Of Fortune Cannot Depress.

Friendly Satire May Be Compared To A Fine Lancet, Which Gently Breathes A Vein For Health's Sake.