The men who call themselves philosophers, may look with pride upon their speculations; but true philosophy is nothing more than the art of being happy; and a woman contented to cull the flowers of the moment, in the modest vale of female enjoyments, has more true philosophy than the vagarist, who loses his way to bliss in wandering through the clouds, or who, madman like, hazards life, happiness, every thing, for a bubble, or for a name.

In Islam, Sunni is a more triumphant version of the faith than Shia, which stresses the importance of suffering, following the founder Ali, who was persecuted.

He won! A disbeliever, from childhood, in the frequency of miracles, he gathered up seven hundred and forty dollars and went south with it.

The effect of this conſideration ought to be, […] that you give God moſt hearty and ſuperexalt’d thanks, with all the tranſports and raviſhments of ſpirit, for ſo unſpeakable, ſo unmeritable, ſo unrewardable a loving kindneſs.