There Is Nothing Touches Our Imagination So

Thus I Live In The World Rather As A Spectator Of Mankind, Than As One Of The Species, By Which Means I Have Made Myself A Speculative Statesman, Soldier, Merchant, And Artisan, Without Ever Meddling With Any Practical Part Of Life.

What I Spent I Lost; What I Possessed Is Left To Others; What I Gave Away Remains With Me.

Riches Are Apt To Betray A Man Into Arrogance.

Three Grand Essentials To Happiness In This Life Are Something To Do, Something To Love, And Something To Hope For.

A Good Conscience Is To The Soul What Health Is To The Body; It Preserves Constant Ease And Serenity Within Us; And More Than Countervails All The Calamities And Afflictions Which Can Befall Us From Without.