“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.

Great achievements take time, there is no overnight success.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

It was a real honour to receive the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Many hands and hearts and minds generally contribute to anyone’s notable achievements.

Excellence at everything you can do can be achieved on if it is a habit.

People will wish you all the success in the world and then hate you when you get it.

Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some get it as a graduation gift.