Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.

Shakespeare.

In the bottle, discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for confidence.

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Johnson.

Spurzheim was once lecturing on phrenology. What is conceived to be the organ of drunkenness ?" said the professor. "The barrel organ, interrupted Bannister.

A vine bears three grapes, the first of pleasure, the second of drunkenness, and the third of repentance.

ILL-HUMOUR.

Anacharsis.

"Go to your looking-glass, whenever you are in an ill-humour."

INJURY.

The most kindly and amiable temper, can not resist the power of indignation, when the black spectacle of wrongs is presented to its view; and even the gentler impulses of a noble woman's nature, will give place to the chilling shuddering of abhorrence, when revolting injuries intrude upon her peace.

Walter Walker.

ILL-NATURE.

O, you are sick of self-love, Malvolio, and taste with a distempered appetite. To be generous, guiltless, and of free disposition, is to take those things for bird-bolts, that you deem cannon-bullets; there is no slander in an allowed fool, though he do nothing but rail; nor no railing in a known discreet man, though he do nothing but reprove.

INCONSTANCY.

Shakespeare.

Inconstancy's the plague that first or last
Paints the whole sex, the catching court disease.
Man therefore was a lord-like creature made;
Rough as the winds, and as inconstant too;
A lofty aspect given him for command;
Easily soften'd when he would betray;

Like conquering tyrants, you our breasts invade,

Where you are pleased to ravage for a while: But soon you find new conquest out, and leave The ravished province ruinate and bare.

Otway.

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UDGMENT.

For the effect of judgment

Is oft the cause of fear.

Shakespeare.

As he that is master of a good invention, shows himself to be of a lively fancy; so he that can make a good collection, discovers a sound judgment.

JEALOUSY,

Trifles, light as air,

Shelley.

Are, to the jealous, confirmations strong

As proofs of Holy Writ.

Thou wond'rous yellow fiend!

Shakespeare.

Temper an antidote with antimony,

And 'tis infectious: Mix jealousy with marriage,

It poisons virtue.

Davenport.

I have turn'd o'er the catalogue of human woes, Which sting the heart of man, and find none equal.

It is the hydra of calamities,

The sev❜nfold death; the jealous are the damn'd. O Jealousy, each other passion's calm

To thee, thou conflagration of the soul!

Thou king of torments, thou grand counterpoise For all the transports beauty can inspire!

JESTING.

Young.

Jesting, when not used upon improper matter, in an unfit manner, with excessive measure, at

undue season, or to evil purpose, may be allowed. When jesting is so handsomely and innocently used, as not to defile or discompose the mind of the speaker-not to wrong or harm the hearer, not to derogate from any worthy subject of discourse, not to infringe decency, to disturb peace, to violate any of the grand duties incumbent on us-viz., piety, charity, justice, and sobriety, it cannot be condemned.

Barrow.

Laughter should dimple the cheek, not furrow the brow. A jest should be such, that all shall be able to join in the laugh which it occasions; but if it bears hard upon one of the company, like the crack of a string, it makes a stop in the music.

Feltham.

He that will lose his friend for a jest, deserves to die a beggar by the bargain. Such let thy jests be, that they may not grind the credit of thy friend; and make not jests so long that thou becomest one.

Thomas Fuller.

JUSTICE.

Where there's

Power to punish, 'tis tyranny to rage?

Anger is no attribute of justice;

'Tis true she's painted with a sword, but looks As if she held it not; though war be in

Her hand, yet peace dwells in her face.

Killegrew.

Justice painted blind,

Infers her ministers are obliged to hear

The cause and truth; the judge, determine of it;

And, not sway'd or by favour or affection,
By a false gloss or corrected comment, alter
The true intent and letter of the law.

Massinger.

What wouldst thou have, good fellow?
Justice, madam.

O ambitious beggar, wouldst thou have that
That lives not in the world?

Why, all the undelved mines cannot buy

An ounce of justice, 'tis a jewel so inestimable. I tell thee, God hath engross'd all justice in His hands,

And there is none but what comes from Him.

Kyd.

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INDNESS.

"Write your name by kindness, love, and mercy, on the hearts of the people you come in contact with year by year, and you will never be forgotten."

When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.

Shakespeare.