Concealment Is The Foe Of Tranquility.

But Authors Before They Write Should Read.

Generosity Without Delicacy, Like Wit Without Judgment, Generally Gives As Much Pain As Pleasure.

... There's Nothing But Quarreling With The Women; It's My Belief They Like It Better Than Victuals And Drink.

Travelling Is The Ruin Of All Happiness. There's No Looking At A Building Here After Seeing Italy.

I Have This Very Moment Finished Reading A Novel Called The Vicar Of Wakefield [by Oliver Goldsmith].... It Appears To Me, To Be Impossible Any Person Could Read This Book Through With A Dry Eye And Yet, I Don't Much Like It.... There Is But Very Little Story, The Plot Is Thin, The Incidents Very Rare, The Sentiments Uncommon, The Vicar Is Contented, Humble, Pious, Virtuous--but Upon The Whole The Book Has Not At All Satisfied My Expectations.