Nothing In Human Nature Is So God-like

The Nature Of Familiar Letters, Written, As It Were, To The Moment, While The Heart Is Agitated By Hopes And Fears, On Events Undecided, Must Plead An Excuse For The Bulk Of A Collection Of This Kind. Mere Facts And Characters Might Be Comprised In A Much Smaller Compass: But, Would They Be Equally Interesting?

Hope Is The Cordial That Keeps Life From Stagnating.

Nothing Dries Sooner Than Tears.

That Cruelty Which Children Are Permitted To Show To Birds And Other Animals Will Most Probably Exert Itself On Their Fellow Creatures When At Years Of Maturity.

The Readiness With Which Women Are Apt To Forgive The Men Who Have Deceived Other Women; And That Inconsiderate Notion Of Too Many Of Them That A Reformed Rake Makes The Best Husband, Are Great Encouragements To Vile Men To Continue Their Profligacy.