Man is the only creature endowed with the power of laughter.
A very small offence may be a just cause for great resentment: it is often much less the particular instance which is obnoxious to us than the proof it carries with it of the general tenor and disposition of the mind from whence it sprung.
Good-humor is allied to generosity, ill-humor to meanness.
True joy is only hope put out of fear.
Out of mind as soon as out of sight.
Discernment is a power of the understanding in which few excel. Is not that owing to its connection with impartiality and truth? for are not prejudice and partiality blind?