In These Matters The Only

Made Up Of The Glories Of The Most Precious Gems, To Describe Them Is A Matter Of Inexpressible Difficulty. For There Is Amongst Them The Gentler Fire Of The Ruby, There Is The Rich Purple Of The Amethyst, There Is The Sea-green Of The Emerald, And All Shining Together In An Indescribable Union. Others, By An Excessive Heightening Of Their Hues Equal All The Colours Of The Painter, Others The Flame Of Burning Brimstone, Or Of A Fire Quickened By Oil.

We Ought To Be Guarded Against Every Appearance Of Envy, As A Passion That Always Implies Inferiority Wherever It Resides.

The Enjoyments Of This Life Are Not Equal To Its Evils.

Nothing Is So Unequal As Equality.

A Short Death Is The Sovereign Good Hap Of Human Life.