"I hate a Barnacle as no man ever did before, not even a Sailor in a slow-sailing ship."

"The expression of the emotions in man and animals is a study of the utmost interest."

"If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week."

"The greatest error of all is to stop at the first result."

"Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions."