What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities. — Joseph Addison. British writer and politician (1672–1719)
Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
To be an atheist requires an infinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all the great truths which atheism would deny.