Can any thing, my good Sir, be more painful to a friendly mind than a necessity of communicating disagreeable intelligence? Indeed, it is sometimes difficult to determine, whether the relater or the receiver of evil tidings is most to be pitied.

Unused to the situations in which I find myself, and embarassed by the slightest difficulties, I seldom discover, till too late, how I ought to act.

Concealment is the foe of tranquility.

Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgment, generally gives as much pain as pleasure.

to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

How little has situation to do with happiness. The happy individual uses their intelligence to realise things could be worse and therefore is grateful and happy. The unhappy individual does the opposite!

But if the young are never tired of erring in conduct, neither are the older in erring of judgment.