My house is small, but may heaven grant that it is never full of friends.

On the surface of the ocean, men wage war and destroy each other; but down here, just a few feet beneath the surface, there is a calm and peace, unmolested by man

He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan-by faith, not by reason.

All that is impossible remains to be accomplished.

I have been, am, in his service; I have seen his generosity and goodness; and I will never betray him-not for all the gold in the world. I have come from a village where they don't eat that kind of bread.

It's really useful to travel, if you want to see new things.

When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future.