Human Nature Is Fond Of Novelty.

The Great Business Of Man Is To Improve His Mind, And Govern His Manners; All Other Projects And Pursuits, Whether In Our Power To Compass Or Not, Are Only Amusements.

A Short Death Is The Sovereign Good Hap Of Human Life.

Why Is It That We Entertain The Belief That For Every Purpose Odd Numbers Are The Most Effectual?

Made Up Of The Glories Of The Most Precious Gems, To Describe Them Is A Matter Of Inexpressible Difficulty. For There Is Amongst Them The Gentler Fire Of The Ruby, There Is The Rich Purple Of The Amethyst, There Is The Sea-green Of The Emerald, And All Shining Together In An Indescribable Union. Others, By An Excessive Heightening Of Their Hues Equal All The Colours Of The Painter, Others The Flame Of Burning Brimstone, Or Of A Fire Quickened By Oil.

In Time Of Sickness The Soul Collects Itself Anew.