What is an atheist, but one who does not, or will not, see in the universe a ruling principle of love; and what a misanthrope, but one who does not, or will not, see in man a ruling principle of kindness?

Soldier or sailor, the fighting man is but a fiend; and the staff and body-guard of the Devil musters many a baton.

You must have plenty of sea-room to tell the truth in.

Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor

Were this world an endless pain, and by sailing eastward we could forever reach new distances, and discover sights more sweet and strange than any Cyclades or Islands of King Solomon, then there were promise in the voyage.

One of the coolest and wisest hours a man has, is just after he awakes in the morning.

Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide under water, unapparent for the most part, and treacherously hidden beneath the loveliest tints of azure..... Consider all this; and then turn to this green, gentle , and most docile earth; consider them both, the sea and the land; and do you not find a strange analogy to something in yourself?