The Gloomy And The Resentful

On Sir Joshua Reynolds's Observing That The Real Character Of A Man Was Found Out By His Amusements. Yes, Sir, No Man Is A Hypocrite In His Pleasures.

A Man Used To Vicissitudes Is Not Easily Dejected.

All Intellectual Improvement Arises From Leisure.

Critics, Like The Rest Of Mankind, Are Very Frequently Misled By Interest.

Resentment Is A Union Of Sorrow With Malignity; A Combination Of A Passion Which All Endeavor To Avoid With A Passion Which All Concur To Detest.