ends, 1578
Never be too much elated, 1579
Superior to adversity, 1580

Principles, Be unable to forsake, 1581
More precious than accomplishments, 1582

Procrastination, Effect of, 1583

Professions, Without practice, worthless, 1584

Profit, Not always an honor, 1585

Progress, None for the slothful, 1586

Promise, Deeds should equal, 1587
No piety in keeping unjust, 1588
Obligation of, 1589

Promises, To keep, make not many, 1590

Property, When not wise to give away, 1591

Prophecy, Fullfilment of a, 1592

Propose, Let those who, 1593

Prospects, Distant, please us, 1594

Prosperity, Brings friends, 1595
Creates selfishness often, 1596
Hard work, the road to, 1597
How obtained, 1598
In ascending hill of, meet no friend, 1599
Makes friends, 1600
Makes friends and enemies, 1601
Not always proof of rectitude, 1602
Shows weak mind, how, 1603

Proselyte, We love a, 1604

Proverbs, Japanese, 1605

Punctuality, A characteristic of politeness, 1606
Begets confidence and respect, 1607
It is neither polite nor, 1607a
Lord Nelson's rule, 1608
Want of, dishonesty, 1609
Want of, mark of little minds, 1610

Purposes, If not hatched, they decay, 1611

Purse, Consumption of, 1612
Empty, calls for a sweet tongue, 1613
Not to oversee workmen, is to, 1614

Quakerwise, Instance of, 1615

Quarrel, Best time to, 1616
Leave open the door of reconciliation, 1617
To, with one person, 1618

Quarrels, Have nothing to do with, 1619

Question, Should be rational, 1620

Rain, Ideas of pessimist and optimist of, 1621

Rank, Quote not thy high birth, 1622

Reading, Attempt not too much, 1623

Reason, Makes a man a prince, etc., 1624
When a man has not a good, 1625

Reciprocity, Good rule of, 1626
Rule of, by Confucius, 1627

Recreation, Necessary to human nature, 1628

Regret, Folly to shiver over, 1629

Relaxation, Above, produces, 1630

Religion, Costs nothing, does nothing, 1631
Doubt not blessings of, 1632
Good, if good for all days, 1633
Is knowledge of what? 1634
It is rare to see a rich man, 1635
More in walk than talk, 1636
Presents difficulties to whom, 1637
True, when seen is admired, 1638

Repentance, When deferred, lost in judgment, 1639
Not to bewail, but to forsake sin, 1640

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