Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords

In all pleasure hope is a considerable part

Of all the griefs that harass the distressed, sure the most bitter is a scornful jest

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it

Men hate more steadily than they love; and if I have said something to hurt a man once, I shall not get the better of this by saying many things to please him

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of all social virtues. We can no longer be useful when we are not well

Were it not for imagination, a man would be as happy in the arms of a chambermaid as a dutchess

Golf A game in which you claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings of youth

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year