And fools who came to scoff remain'd to pray.
A flattering painter, who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.
When a person has no need to borrow they find multitudes willing to lend.
Good counsel rejected returns to enrich the givers bosom.
Religion does what philosophy could never do; it shows the equal dealings of Heaven to the happy and the unhappy, and levels all human enjoyments to nearly the same standard. It gives to both rich and poor the same happiness hereafter, and equal hopes to aspire after it.
A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.