“Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt”

“Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh”

“True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions”

“Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief”

“Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier. ”

“Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”