“But to find, all at once, right before your eyes, that the impossible had been mysteriously achieved by man himself: this staggers the mind!”

I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.

On the surface of the ocean, men wage war and destroy each other; but down here, just a few feet beneath the surface, there is a calm and peace, unmolested by man

The sea is the vast reservoir of Nature. The globe began with sea, so to speak; and who knows if it will not end with it?

Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It’s better that way.

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.

I say, you do have a heart!” “Sometimes,” he replied, “when I have the time.

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

An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.

Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.

What pen can describe this scene of marvellous horror; what pencil can portray it?

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 a man can imagine, another can create.

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

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

Though sleep is called our best friend, it is a friend who often keeps us waiting!

Man is never perfect nor contented.

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

There is no pain worse than not achieving a dream when it is your fault. If God did not want you to have it, that is one thing. But if you do not get what you desire because you are lazy, there is no pain worse than that.

There is no harm in dreaming of becoming the world’s best player. It is all about trying to be the best. I will keep working hard to achieve it but it is within my capabilities.

If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it – then I can achieve it.

Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.

Success is not achieved by winning all the time. Real success comes when we rise after we fall.

To achieve great things, we must first dream