The Only Thing One Can Do One

I Never Invite Idiots To My House.

To Judge Therefore Of Shakespeare By Aristotle's Rule Is Like Trying A Man By The Laws Of One Country Who Acted Under Those Of Another.

I Endeavor To Be Wise When I Cannot Be Merry, Easy When I Cannot Be Glad, Content With What Cannot Be Mended, And Patient When There Be No Redress.

I Endeavor To Drink Deep Of Philosophy, And To Be Wise When I Cannot Be Merry, Easy When I Cannot Be Glad, Content With What Cannot Be Mended, And Patient Where There Is No Redress. The Mighty Can Do No More, And The Wise Seldom Do As Much. ... I Am Resolved To Make The Best Of All Circumstances Around Me, That This Short Life May Not Be Half Lost In Pains ... Between The Periods Of Birth And Burial, I Would Fain Insert A Little Happiness, A Little Pleasure, A Little Peace: To-day Is Ours, Yesterday Is Past, And To-morrow May Never Come.

It Is More To My Personal Happiness And Advantage To Indulge The Love And Admiration Of Excellence, Than To Cherish A Secret Envy Of It.