"Good temper is one of the great preservers of the features."
— William Hazlitt

January 1, 1970

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This is from Hazlitt's "Conversations of James Northcote, Esq., R.A.," New Monthly Magazine (1826-1827), published in book form in 1830; but the words were spoken by Northcote