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PHILOSOPHY.--Philosophy can add to our happiness in no other manner but
by diminishing our misery: it should not pretend to increase our present
stock, but make us economists of what we are possessed of. The great
source of calamity lies in regret or anticipation; he therefore is most
wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.
This is impossible to a man of pleasure; it is difficult to the man of
business, and is in some degree attainable by the philosopher. Happy were
we all born philosophers--all born with a talent of thus dissipating our
own cares by spreading them upon all mankind.--_Goldsmith._
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There are but two means in the world of gaining by other men--by being
either agreeable or useful.
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Artificial modesty disparages a woman’s real virtue as much as the use of
paint does the natural complexion.
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It is a common fault never to be satisfied with our fortune, nor
dissatisfied with our understanding.--_Rochefoucault._
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