All a man can betray is his conscience.

A nickname may be the best record of a success. That's what I call putting the face of a joke upon the body of a truth.

I am afraid that if you want to go down into history you'll have to do something for it.

I do not know whether I have been a good seaman, but I know I have been a very faithful one.

As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.

Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it.

The word 'ivory' rang in the air, was whispered, was sighed. You would think they were praying to it. A taint of imbecile rapacity blew through it all, like a whiff from some corpse. By Jove! I've never seen anything so unreal in my life. And outside, the silent wilderness surrounding this cleared speck on the earth struck me as something great and invincible, like evil or truth, waiting patiently for the passing away of this fantastic invasion.