Thought Is Always Troublesome To Him Who

Hope Is An Amusement Rather Than A Good, And Adapted To None But Very Tranquil Minds.

Riches Are Of No Value In Themselves; Their Use Is Discovered Only In That Which They Procure.

I Have Always Considered A Clergyman As The Father Of A Larger Family Than He Is Able To Maintain.

As Any Action Or Posture, Long Continued, Will Distort And Disfigure The Limbs, So The Mind Likewise Is Crippled And Contracted By Perpetual Application To The Same Set Of Ideas.

The Purpose Of A Writer Is To Be Read, And The Criticism Which Would Destroy The Power Of Pleasing Must Be Blown Aside