The jealous man's pleasure arifes from his difappointment, and his life is fpent in pursuit of a secret that destroys his happiness if he chance to find it.

His difeafe is of fo malignant a nature, that it converts all it takes into its own nourishment.

If we confider the effects of jealousy, one would rather think it proceeded from an inveterate hatred, than an exceffive love.

JE S T S

See HUMOUR. See WIT.

IGNORANCE.

See KNOWLEDGE.

I M PERFECTION.

See DEFECT.

INCENDIARY.

WE

E are not to wonder fo much how fmall that fpark is that flieth up, as how apt things about it, are to take fire.

They who give the first shock to a state, are ordinarily the first overwhelmed in its ruin.

The

The fruits of public commotions are feldom enjoyed by him who was the first promoter: he only troubles the water for another's net; and beats the bush, whilst another gets the hare.

INDOLENCE.

See IDLENESS.

INDUSTRY.

ILIGENCE alone is a fair fortune, and

D'induftry a good eftate.

Idleness wastes a man as infenfibly as induftry improves him.

A man may be a younger brother as to his fortune, but induftry will make him an heir.

Idleness is certainly the cause, and business the never-failing cure of melancholy.

Youth is the time for induftry; it is far better that pleasure should follow labour, than that labour should follow pleasure.

By labour and ufe a man may be brought to a

new nature.

Poverty rarely meets the industrious and thinking

man.

Diligence overcomes all difficulties.

The hope of reward fweetens labour.

Industry keeps the mind clear, and the body healthful.

Love labour; if you do not want it for food, you may for phyfick.

Industrious

Industrious wisdom often prevents what lazy folly thinks inevitable.

Industry difdains enjoying the fruit of other men's labours without deferving it.

As the sweetest rofe grows upon the sharpeft prickle, fo the hardest labours bring forth the fweeteft profit.

Labour ftrengthens the mind, whilft laziness loofens and effeminates it.

We have more power than will, and it is often to excufe ourselves to ourselves, that we fancy things impoffible to be effected.

The labour of the body, frees us from the pains of the mind, and it is that which makes the poor happy.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

There are few things impoffible in their own nature; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that we are unfuccefsful.

If thou haft any business of confequence in agitation, let thy care be reasonable and feasonable: continual standing bent, weakens the bow; too hafty drawing, breaks it: put off thy cares with thy clothes, fo fhall thy reft ftrengthen thy labour, and fo fhall thy labour sweeten thy reft.

See BUSINESS, &c. See IDLENESS.

INGRATI

IN GRATITUDE.

ING

NGRATITUDE is a weed that will ever flourish in every foil, until there is less of pride and felf-love to fupport it.

Men are fo fond of themselves as to think, that all others can do, they should do for them.

Ingratitude is a crime fo fhameful, that there never was yet one found, that would acknowledge himself guilty of it.

It makes the foul fick; and is an injury to fociety, as it hardens the heart.

Ungrateful men make malicious ones.

We call a man accurfed, when we call him ungrateful.

DANTE, one of the niceft moral criticks any age hath produced, placed BRUTUS in hell next to JuDAS, for the odious crime of ingratitude.

The Florentines have the following execrable proverb; "Do no good, and nobody will do you any harm." What a picture this of human nature!

It is not fo dangerous to do fome men injuries, as to do them too many favours.

To fhew civility and kindness to the worthless and the wicked, is to cultivate thorns that will tear your own flesh.

To be too hafty to return an obligation, is one fort of ingratitude.

Few people are ungrateful, to those who continue in a condition to oblige them."

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Ingratitude

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Ingratitude is the fin of upftarts, and the vice of cowards.

Favours are written on glass, but injuries are engraven on marble.

To do a kindness to an ungrateful man, is the most effectual way of gaining an irreconcileable enemy.

Ingratitude is one of thofe evils in fociety, which laws cannot reach.

Pride would never owe, and self-love would never pay.

But it is falfe, not true pride that causes ingratitude.

Ungrateful men hate the authors of their preferment, as the witnesses of their mean original.

To fay of a man, that he is ungrateful, is to fay every ill of him. It is the fum of every

crime.

The very courteous leffen their favours by giving them the appearance of a debt, through their fre quent profeffions of kindness.

The favours of an arrogant man are received unthankfully, because, through too great a confcioufness of them, he is his own pay-master.

A wanton or unmerited reproach for favours received, cancels every obligation: a pleafing plea however, to the consciousness of a bafe heart.

Infolence rewards its own liberalities; and he that exacts a mean fervility, cannot at the fame time, with justice, expect a return of affection.

See BENEFITS. See GRATITUDE. See SELFINTEREST and SELF-LOVE.

INJURIES.