The Mind Cannot Long Play The Heart's

The Defects And Faults Of The Mind Are Like Wounds In The Body; After All Imaginable Care Has Been Taken To Heal Them Up, Still There Will Be A Scar Left Behind, And They Are In Continual Danger Of Breaking The Skin And Bursting Out Again.

Too Great Refinement Is False Delicacy, And True Delicacy Is Solid Refinement.

Passion Often Makes Fools Of The Wisest Men And Gives The Silliest Wisdom.

Our Aversion To Lying Is Commonly A Secret Ambition To Make What We Say Considerable, And Have Every Word Received With A Religious Respect.

Gratitude, In Most Men, Is Only A Strong And Secret Hope Of Greater Favors.