It Might Be Argued, That To Be

Men Are In Numberless Instances Qualified For Certain Things, For No Other Reason Than Because They Are Qualified For Nothing Else.

A Man's Reputation Is Not In His Own Keeping, But Lies At The Mercy Of The Profligacy Of Others. Calumny Requires No Proof.

Those Who Have Had None Of The Cares Of This Life To Harass And Disturb Them, Have Been Obliged To Have Recourse To The Hopes And Fears Of The Next To Vary The Prospect Before Them.

If The World Were Good For Nothing Else, It Is A Fine Subject For Speculation.

Poverty, When It Is Voluntary, Is Never Despicable, But Takes An Heroical Aspect.