By one bait or another, Nature allures inhabitants into all her recesses.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...

If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life.

Really, there is no infidelity, nowadays, so great as that which prays, and keeps the Sabbath, and rebuilds the churches. The sealer of the South Pacific preaches a truer doctrine.

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.

There are secret articles in our treaties with the gods, of more importance than all the rest, which the historian can never know.

We falsely attribute to men a determined character - putting together all their yesterdays - and averaging them - we presume we know them. Pity the man who has character to support - it is worse than a large family - he is the silent poor indeed.