I believe that water will one day be employed as fuel, that hydrogen and oxygen which constitute it, used singly or together, will furnish an inexhaustible source of heat and light, of an intensity of which coal is not capable.

Nothing can astound an American. It has often been asserted that the word "impossible" is not a French one. People have evidently been deceived by the dictionary. In America, all is easy, all is simple; and as for mechanical difficulties, they are overcome before they arise.

Savages!' he echoed, ironically. 'You set foot on one of the shores of this globe, professor, and you’re surprised to find savages? Where aren’t there savages? Besides, are they any worse than others, these whom you call savages?

Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors.

The Great Architect of the universe built it of good firm stuff.

If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.

It must be, for there is a logic to everything on this earth and nothing is done without a reason, that God sometimes lets scientists discover.