The Admirals Of His Majesty's Fleet Are

Mental Agitations And Eating Cares Are More Injurious To Health, And Destructive Of Life, Than Is Commonly Imagined, And Could Their Effects Be Collected, Would Make No Inconsiderable Figure In The Bills Of Mortality.

I Believe That Man Will Not Merely Endure; He Will Prevail. He Is Immortal, Not Because He Alone Among The Creatures Has An Inexhaustible Voice, But Because He Has A Soul, A Spirit Capable Of Kindness And Compassion.

Freedom From Care And Anxiety Of Mind Is A Blessing, Which I Apprehend Such People Enjoy In Higher Perfection Than Most Others, And Is Of The Utmost Consequence.

Nor Is It The Least Advantage To Health, Accruing From Such A Way Of Life, That It Expose Those Who Follow It To Fewer Temptations To Vice, Than Persons Who Live In Crowded Society.

A Long Sea Implies An Uniform And Steady Motion Of Long And Extensive Waves; On The Contrary, A Short Sea Is When They Run Irregularly, Broken, And Interrupted; So As Frequently To Burst Over A Vessel's Side Or Quarter.