There is no second country for an Englishman, except a ship and the sea.
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
What is love, if it can calculate and provide against its own decay?
Enthusiasm gives life to what is invisible; and interest to what has no immediate action on our comfort in this world.
Of all human sentiments, enthusiasm creates the most happiness; it is the only sentiment in fact which gives real happiness, the only sentiment which can help us to bear our human destiny in any situation in which we may find ourselves.