All that philosophy can teach is to be stubborn or sullen under misfortunes.

The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind.

Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth: If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt.

If one wishes to become rich they must appear rich.

Wit generally succeeds more from being happily addressed than from its native poignancy. A jest, calculated to spread at a gaming-table, may be received with, perfect indifference should it happen to drop in a mackerel-boat.

O friendship! thou fond soother of the human breast, to thee we fly in every calamity; to thee the wretched seek for succor; on thee the care-tired son of misery fondly relies; from thy kind assistance the unfortunate always hopes relief, and may be sure of--disappointment.

Whatever be the motives which induce men to write,--whether avarice or fame,--the country becomes more wise and happy in which they most serve for instructors.