Tis best to build no castles in the air.

How little has situation to do with happiness. The happy individual uses their intelligence to realise things could be worse and therefore is grateful and happy. The unhappy individual does the opposite!

Money is the source of the greatest vice, and that nation which is most rich, is most wicked.

such is the effect of true politeness, that it banishes all restraint and embarassment.

Travelling is the ruin of all happiness. There's no looking at a building here after seeing Italy.

Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure

... there's nothing but quarreling with the women; it's my belief they like it better than victuals and drink.