Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not
It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new
It is not new continents the earth needs, but new men.
The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the 'Living Infinite.
He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan-by faith, not by reason.