Thy Steady Temper, Portius, Can Look On

When Men Are Easy In Their Circumstances, They Are Naturally Enemies To Innovations.

The Gloomy Months Of November, When The People Of England Hang And Drown Themselves.

Good Nature, And Evenness Of Temper, Will Give You An Easie Companion For Life; Vertue And Good Sense, An Agreeable Friend; Love And Constancy, A Good Wife Or Husband. Where We Meet One Person With All These Accomplishments, We Find An Hundred Without Any One Of Them.

If You Wish Success In Life, Make Perseverance Your Bosom Friend.

There Is No Society Or Conversation To Be Kept Up In The World Without Good-nature, Or Something Which Must Bear Its Appearance And Supply Its Place. For This Reason Mankind Have Been Forced To Invent A Kind Of Artificial Humanity, Which Is What We Express By The Word Good-breeding.