“Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.”

“Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.”

“I have already enjoyed too much; give me something to desire.”

“A man must assume the moral burden of his own boredom.”

“The best part of every author is in general to be found in his book, I assure you.”

“All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own, and if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.”

“Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content. No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of the spring: no man can, at the same time, fill his cup from the source and from the mouth of the Nile.”