Whatever interests is interesting.
A wise traveler never despises his own country.
He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.
A life of action and danger moderates the dread of death.
Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us, except the very thing we wish them to do.
There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate things-books, pictures and the face of nature.