We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far
from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.
Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite.
We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.
Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.
If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.
The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.
It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
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.