“Men look on knowledge which they learn--or might learn--from others as they do on the most beautiful structures which are not their own: in outward objects, they would rather behold their own hogsty than their neighbor's palace; and in mental ones, would prefer one grain of knowledge gained by their own observation to all the wisdom of a thousand Solomons.” MenLooksMightBeautifulObjectsThousandEconomicsStructurePropertyNeighborObservationGrainPalacesSolomonKnowledge Gained Author:Sarah Fielding
“If there is anything so romantic as that castle-palace-fortress of Monaco I have not seen it. If there is anything more deliciousthan the lovely terraces and villas of Monte Carlo I do not wish to see them. There is nothing beyond the semi-tropical vegetation, the projecting promontories into the Mediterranean, the all-embracing sweep of the ocean, the olive groves, and the enchanting climate! One gets tired of the word beautiful.” IfsBeautifulWishOceanTiredClimateLovelyCastlesPalacesOlivesFortressesTropicalGroveEnchantingVegetationTerraceVillaMonacoMonte Carlo Author:M. E. W. Sherwood
“We commend a horse for his strength, and sureness of foot, and not for his rich caparisons; a greyhound for his share of heels, not for his fine collar; a hawk for her wing, not for her jesses and bells. Why, in like manner, do we not value a man for what is properly his own? He has a great train, a beautiful palace, so much credit, so many thousand pounds a year, and all these are about him, but not in him.” MenYearsBeautifulValuesRichFeetShareFineThousandHorseWingsTrainAppreciationCreditPoundsBellsHeelsPalacesCollarsHawksGreyhounds Author:Michel de Montaigne