The First Blow Is Half The Battle.

Our Pleasures Are Short, And Can Only Charm At Intervals; Love Is A Method Of Protraction Our Greatest Pleasure.

All That Philosophy Can Teach Is To Be Stubborn Or Sullen Under Misfortunes.

Good Counsel Rejected Returns To Enrich The Givers Bosom.

When Any One Of Our Relations Was Found To Be A Person Of A Very Bad Character, A Troublesome Guest, Or One We Desired To Get Rid Of, Upon His Leaving My House I Ever Took Care To Lend Him A Riding-coat, Or A Pair Of Boots, Or Sometimes A Horse Of Small Value, And I Always Had The Satisfaction Of Finding He Never Came Back To Return Them.

The Hours We Pass With Happy Prospects In View Are More Pleasing Than Those Crowded With Fruition.