What religion a man shall have is a historical accident, quite as much as what language he shall speak.

Does the thoughtful man suppose that...the present experiment in civilization is the last world we will see?

Man is as full of potential as he is of importance.

The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive

I love moving water, I love ships, I love the sharp definition, the concentrated humanity, the sublime solitude of life at sea. The dangers of it only make present to us the peril inherent in all existence, which the stupid, ignorant, un-travelled land-worm never discovers; and the art of it, so mathematical, so exact, so rewarding to intelligence, appeals to courage and clears the mind of superstition, while filling it with humility and true religion.

America is the greatest of opportunities and the worst of influences.

Fear first created the gods.