“The value of life ist not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them; a man may live long yet very little
“Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success
“The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description; one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it.
“Gullibility is the key to all adventures. The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he who get the most out of life
“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered
“People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human; they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something
“Separate from the pleasure of your company, I don't much care if I never see another mountain in my life
“I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.