Theartfulhecanencounterwithart；thosewhomenace，withfortitude；andwithwiseforesightcanaverttherisingstorm。Heseeksnotsplendourinsumptuousandostentatiousretinue；butifhecanonlyenrichthestate，andbeholdthepoorhappy，heishimselfwillingtoremainpoor。Hisestate，Briess，nearBerlin，isnoChanteloup，butamodeltothosepatriotswhowouldstudyeconomy。
Herehe，everyWednesday，enjoysrecreation。Theservicesherendersthekingdomcostitonlyfivethousandrix—dollarsyearly；
he，therefore，liveswithoutostentation，yetbecominghisstate，andwithsplendourwhensplendourisnecessary。Hedoesnotplunderthepublictreasurythathemaypreservehisownprivateproperty。
ThismanwillliveintheannalsofPrussia：whowasemployedundertheGreatFrederic；hadsomuchinfluenceinthecabinetsofEurope；
andwasawitnessofthelastactions，thelastsensations，ofhisdyingking；yetwhoneverasked，noreverreceived，theleastgratuity。ThisistheministerwhoseconversationIhadthehappinesstopartakeatAix—la—ChapelleandSpa，whosewelfareisthewishofmyheart，andwhosememoryIshalleverrevere。