Most pioneers are at the mercy of doubt at the beginning, whether of their worth, of their theories, or of the whole enigmatic field in which they labour.

Nothing is good for a nation but that which arises from its own core and its own general wants, without apish imitation of another.

Every great idea exerts, on first appearing, a tyrannical influence: Hence, the advantages it brings are turned all too soon into disadvantages.

Let there be truth between us.

Generosity wins favour for everyone, especially when it is accompanied by modesty.

Every man must form himself as a particular being, seeking, however, to attain that general idea of which all mankind are constituents.

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive.