It's really useful to travel, if you want to see new things.

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

I looked on, I thought, I reflected, I admired, in a state of stupefaction not altogether unmingled with fear!

It may be taken for granted that, rash as the Americans are, when they are prudent there is good reason for it.

No sooner is the rage of hunger appeased than it becomes difficult to comprehend the meaning of starvation. It is only when you suffer that you really understand.

There is hope for the future, and when the world is ready for a new and better life, all these things will some day come to pass, - in God's good time

I wanted to see what no one had yet observed, even if I had to pay for this curiosity with my life.