“A cloudy day, or a little sunshine, have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most real blessings or misfortunes
“A reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure until he knows whether the writer of it be a black man or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor
“If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter
“Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily dissolved
“There is no passion that steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises than pride
“He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young
“The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a perpetual call upon them to propagate their kind, the latter to preserve themselves.”
““What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable