"I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote."

"For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the folly of man."

"There are some enterprises in which a complete obnubilation of the brain seems indispensable."

"A good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing."

"The more I see of the world, the more I am convinced that every man is a rascal."