The World Does Not Require So Much

I Am Persuaded That There Is No Affection Of The Human Heart More Exquisitely Pure, Than That Which Is Felt By A Grateful Son Towards A Mother.

Our Merciful Father Has No Pleasure In The Sufferings Of His Children; He Chastens Them In Love; He Never Inflicts A Stroke He Could Safely Spare; He Inflicts It To Purify As Well As To Punish, To Caution As Well As To Cure, To Improve As Well As To Chastise.

When You Are Disposed To Be Vain Of Your Mental Acquirements, Look Up To Those Who Are More Accomplished Than Yourself, That You May Be Fired With Emulation; But When You Feel Dissatisfied With Your Circumstances, Look Down On Those Beneath You, That You May Learn Contentment.

Oh! The Joy Of Young Ideas Painted On The Mind, In The Warm Glowing Colors Fancy Spreads On Objects Not Yet Known, When All Is New, And All Is Lovely.

Expectation ... Quickens Desire, While Possession Deadens It.