Worry is the only insupportable misfortune of life.

The fire of my adversity has purged the mass of my acquaintance.

The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue.

Worry is the only insupportable misfortune of life.

No religion ever appeared in the world whose natural tendency was so much directed to promote the peace and happiness of mankind. It makes right reason a law in every possible definition of the word. And therefore, even supposing it to have been purely a human invention, it had been the most amiable and the most useful invention that was ever imposed on mankind for their good.

What a world is this, and how does fortune banter us!

I have observed that in comedies the best actor plays the droll, while some scrub rogue is made the fine gentleman or hero. Thus it is in the farce of life. Wise men spend their time in mirth; it is only fools who are serious.