The cold, increased by the tremendous speed, deprived them of the power of speech.

How tranquil is a coral tomb, and may the heavens grant that my companions and I be buried in no other!

It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.

I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word 'love' frightens me.

Though sleep is called our best friend, it is a friend who often keeps us waiting!

So is man's heart. The desire to perform a work which will endure, which will survive him, is the origin of his superiority over all other living creatures here below. It is this which has established his dominion, and this it is which justifies it, over all the world.

Now when an American has an idea, he directly seeks a second American to share it. If there be three, they elect a president and two secretaries. Given four, they name a keeper of records, and the office is ready for work; five, they convene a general meeting, and the club is fully constituted.