Defpife Nothing.

ESPISE not any man, and do not spurn any thing. For there is no man that hath not his hour, nor is there any thing that hath not its place.-RABBI BEN AZAI.

2. A CERTAIN man who was very much deformed faluted a Rabbi, faying, "Peace be unto thee.". The Rabbi did not return the falutation; but faid "Raca, how ugly this man is perhaps all thy townfmen are as deformed as thou art." The other replied, "I do not know; but go thou and fay to the Workman who made me, how ugly is this veffel which thou haft made." Upon which the Rabbi difmounted from his ass, knowing that he had finned, and fell down on his face before the man he had despised, and faid unto him, " Forgive me I befeech thee." But the deformed man answered,

I cannot forgive thee, until thou haft been to the Workman who formed me, and faid, How ugly is this veffel which thou haft made.' TALMUD.

Defpondency.

O believe a bufinefs impoffible, is the way to make it fo.

How many feasible projects have mifcarried through defpondency, and been ftrangled in the birth, by a cowardly imagination.-JEREMY COLLIER.

2. THERE is no furer remedy for fuperftitious and defponding weakness, than first to govern ourselves by the beft improvement of that Reason which Providence has given us for a guide; and then, when we have done our own parts, to commit all cheerfully for the reft, to the good pleasure of Heaven with truft and refignation.-L'ESTRANGE.

3. SOME perfons deprefs their own minds, defpond at the firft difficulty; and conclude that making any progrefs in knowledge, farther than ferves their ordinary bufinefs, is above their capacities.-LOCKE.

Detraction.

SOTH a man reproach thee for being proud or ill-natured, envious or conceited, ignorant or detractive? confider with thyfelf whether his reproaches are true. If they are not, confider that thou art not the perfon whom he reproaches, but that he reviles an imaginary being, and perhaps loves what thou really art, although he hates what thou peareft to be. If his reproaches are true, if thou art the envious, ill-natured man he takes thee for, give thyfelf another turn, become mild, affable and obliging, and his reproaches of thee naturally ceafe. His reproaches may indeed continue, but thou art no longer the perfon he reproaches.-EPICTETUS.

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2. IF Detraction could invite us, difcretion furely would contain us from any derogatory intention.-SIR THOMAS BROWNE.

3. IF Detraction were a new thing to me, I might not be difpleafed with the fuppreffion of the firft libel that fhould abufe me; but fince there are enough of them to make a

fmall library, I am secretly pleased to see the number increased, and take a delight in raifing of the stones that envy hath cast at me without doing me any harm.-De Balzac.

Devifers.

HE Devifers of useful inventions, the authors of wholesome laws, as were the Philofophers of ancient times, were honoured as the Fathers and Prophets of their country. -GREW.

Dialectics.

HOSE dialectical fubtleties, that the schoolmen employ, more declare the wit of him that useth them, than increase the knowledge of fober lovers of Truth.-The Hon. ROBERT BOYLE.

Difcretion.

HERE is no talent fo useful towards rifing in the world, or which puts men more out of the reach of fortune, than difcretion, a species

of lower prudence.-SWIFT.

2. WITHOUT difcretion people may be overlaid with unreasonable affection, and choked with too much nourishment. — JEREMY COLLier.

Difcuffion.

RUTH cannot be found without fome labour and intention of the mind, and the thoughts dwelling a confiderable time upon the furvey and difcuffion of each particular. -DR. SOUTH.