"The ocean 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 world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."

"The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings."

"The Greeks of today are unworthy descendants of their glorious ancestors."

"The Earth is too small for us."