Liberty is worth paying for . . .

A man of merit owes himself to the homage of the rest of mankind who recognize his worth.

However strong, however imposing a ship may appear, it is not 'disgraced' because it flies before the tempest. A commander ought always to remember that a man's life is worth more than the mere satisfaction of his own pride. In any case, to be obstinate is blameable, and to be wilful is dangerous.

When science has sent forth her fiat - it is only to hear and obey.

'Movement is life;' and it is well to be able to forget the past, and kill the present by continual change.

In presence of Nature's grand convulsions, man is powerless.