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CONTENTS.
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ADVERSITYmIts usesmits universality mits benefitsmas a trial of
character.author's remarks
1
AMBITIONmdescribeduits universality mits dangersmits ingratitude
mits unsubstantial character.author's remarks
6
ANGERmIts curemanger repents too latemauthor's remarks
10
BENEFICENCE AND BENEVOLENCE.Benevolence disinterest-
eduman born to do benefits the rich should of their superfluity
learn benevolencemauthor's remarks
12
CHARACTER.Its formation mits change by timemauthor's remarks 15
CHEERFULNESSmShould result from the experience of lifemcon-
ducive to health and long lifemauthor's remarks
17
CONTENTMENT mauthor's remarks
20
COURAGE-Should be promptmits rewardmaffected by imagination
mnot selfish.infectious.should rise with the occasionmmoral
courageminspired by integrity mprepares for the worst
dangerous
when founded on furymexcited by hardshipsm author's remarks - 22
CUSTOM AND HABIT -Men's judgments affected by habits and
circumstances.virtue attained by habitmsensibility blunted by
habit author's remarks
27
DEATH mSpeaking pbysically.the friend of misery and terror of
prosperity.death common to allmdeath, as indicative of previous
manner of lifemfear of death reprovedmfancies respecting death
inducing fear of itmauthor's remarks
30
DREAMS.Unmeaning fanciesmleave some impression after waking
marise from unquiet slumbermcare causes dreamsmvain fancies
mauthor's remarks
35
DRUNKENNESS.Encouraged by certain customs of hospitality.
drunkenness wicked and beastlikemauthor's remarks
39
EVIL COMMUNICATIONS CORRUPT GOOD MANNERS
Wisdom and folly contagiousmas also virtue and vice
45
FAME AND GLORY
MA man should build his own famemvalue of
fame dependant on its sourcemfame valuable in reference to its
originmthis world's glory estimated mvalue of good characterm
glory comparative
46
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT
. 48
FATEHeaven leaves much to ourselves author's remarks
50
FOREKNOWLEDGE.Would be no advantage to us.some slight
approximation to it obtainable by observation of lifemauthor's
remarks -
53
FORGIVENESS.mauthor's remarks
55
FRIENDSHIPmIts weak pointmfriendship based on and producing
similarity of charactermfriendship trustfulm.caution in choice of
friendsmfriendship should be founded on esteemmfriendship re-
quires no ceremonymcaprice of friendships.signs of waning
friendshipmauthor's remarks
56
GOVERNMENT-Requires system and subordination mevil of di-
vided authority mauthor's remarks
60
GRIEFMIts helplessnessmgrief sleeplessmgrief beyond tearsmpbysi-
ology of griefmgrief's consolation mits elasticitymit distorts the
mindmgrief unobtrusivemrelieved by fortitudemits characteristics
mgrief alleviated by sympathy wauthor's remarks
63
HUMAN DUTIES. Various, but leading to one endmthe divine
commands paramount to those of manmepitome of duty-neglect
of duty dangerousmduties of subjectsmauthor's remarks
77
HUMAN LIFEmAppreciatedmits characteristics and vicissitudesm
its happiness unsatisfying mcomprises mingled joys and sorrowsm
vicissitudes reconcile us to the decline of life author's remarks .
81
HYPOCRISY
86
IMAGINATION . Its powermits physical effects mimagination's
range boundless.. diseased imagination affects the sensesmimagi-
nation goes beyond reality mauthor's remarks
INCONSTANCY.Prominent in men
90
LOVE.Not to be repulsed by disdain mits punctualityancannot be
concealedmits characteristics mits powers.mlove blind mlove's
symptoms.love's punctuality mboundless consolationmlove not
to be scolded awaymlove unsought the bestmlove disinterested
love dangerous when violentilove ennobles even the basemlove
at first sightminjurious when too early mearly love ficklemlove's
waywardness.author's remarks
. 100
MAN MAs an animalmman in his higher capacity mhis reason should
lead him to activitymauthor's remarks
110
MARRIAGE „Made in heavenmmarriage should not be mercenary.
author's remarks
114
MODESTY.Author's remarks
- 121
MONEYmall powerfulwlove of money overpowers natural affection.
• 122
MOURNINGmimmoderate grief over the dead unreasonablemau-
thor's remarks
125
MOODS OF THE MIND.Absence of mindmagitation and its physi-
cal effects effect of food on the mindmdespondency unsociablem
fear producing cautiousness.incredulity to truth when agreeable
and unexpected meffect of physical pain on the temper mon contem-
plating a precipicemeffect of great troubles on little tempers.au-
127
MUSIC.Its powermmusic of the spheres mauthor's remarks
- 133
NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS.The English fond of strange
sightsmfond of having too much of a good thingmthe English
hot-blooded in spite of their climatemthe French boasters.Eng-
lish courage should be well-fedmthe French ficklew.the English
aping of French manners.the English intemperaternauthor's re-
marks
- 136
ORNAMENTmThe world deceived by itmmental endowments more
precious than physicalm
147
PHILOLOGY AND PHRASEOLOGYmuse and abuse of words..
author's remarks .
152