Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence one wonders how one has been able to stay away from them so long.

To appear rich, we become poor.

Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

Listeners beware, for ye are doomed never to hear good of yourselves.

A poor man defended himself when charged with stealing food to appease the cravings of hunger, saying, the cries of the stomach silenced those of the conscience.

The future: A consolation for those who have no other.