Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards.
Anything a man can imagine, another can create
What darkness to you is light to me
While there is life there is hope. I beg to assert...that as long as a man's heart beats, as long as a man's flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair.
Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors.
Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not