“A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.”

“Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire. ”

“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”

“A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left. ”

“If it be the chief point of friendship to comply with a friend's notions and inclinations he possesses this is an eminent degree; he lies down when I sit, and walks when I walk, which is more that many good friends can pretend to do.”

“How happy he, who free from careThe rage of courts, and noise of towns; Contented breathes his native air,In his own grounds”

“Intrepid then, o'er seas and lands he flew:Europe he saw, and Europe saw him too.”