We now know most things that can be measured in this world, except the bounds of human ambition!

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

Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not

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.

It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise.

The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the 'Living Infinite.