~ Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable. ~  ~ There is this difference between the two temporal blessings - health and money; money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed; health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied; and this superiority of the latter is still more obvious when we reflec ~ ~ The whole family of pride and ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other ~ ~ There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the former, because it will invariably be accompanied by the latter. ~ ~ Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food. ~ ~ We often regret we did not do otherwise, when that very otherwise would, in all probability, have done for us. ~ ~ Revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitude ~ ~ He that places himself neither higher nor lower than he ought to do exercises the truest humility. ~ ~ Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes ~ ~ The smiling daughter of the storm.
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