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Providence Has Decreed That Those Common Acquisitions, Money, Gems, Plate, Noble Mansions, And Dominion, Should Be Sometimes Bestowed On The Indolent And Unworthy; But Those Things Which Constitute Our True Riches, And Which Are Properly Our Own, Must Be Procured By Our Own Labor.

War Is Sweet To Those Who Have Not Experienced It.

Heaven Grant That The Burden You Carry May Have As Easy An Exit As It Had An Entrance. Prayer To A Pregnant Woman

Many Times What Cannot Be Refuted By Arguments Can Be Parried By Laughter.

Be Careful Not To Be The First To Put Your Hands In The Dish. What You Cannot Hold In Your Hands You Must Put On Your Plate. Also It Is A Great Breach Of Etiquette When Your Fingers Are Dirty And Greasy, To Bring Them To Your Mouth In Order To Lick Them, Or To Clean Them On Your Jacket. It Would Be More Decent To Use The Tablecloth.