When I Play With My Cat, Who

Fame And Tranquility Can Never Be Bedfellows.

Philosophical Discussions Habitually Make Men Happy And Joyful Not Frowning And Sad.

Nor Is It Enough To Toughen Up His Soul; You Must Also Toughen Up His Muscles.

A Man Must Live In The World And Make The Best Of It, Such As It Is.

If These Essays Were Worthy Of Being Judged, It Might Fall Out, In My Opinion, That They Would Not Find Much Favour, Either With Common And Vulgar Minds, Or With Uncommon And Eminent Ones: The Former Would Not Find Enough In Them, The Latter Would Find Too Much; They Might Manage To Live Somewhere In The Middle Region.