"It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so ..." — Samuel Johnson

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us.

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

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.