“One friend is always sacrificed to the other in friendship.”

“The colonists had no library at their disposal; but the engineer was a book which was always at hand, always open at the page which one wanted, a book which answered all their questions, and which they often consulted.”

“Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.”

“My house is small, but may heaven grant that it is never full of friends.”

“It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.”

“Savages!' he echoed, ironically. 'You set foot on one of the shores of this globe, professor, and you’re surprised to find savages? Where aren’t there savages? Besides, are they any worse than others, these whom you call savages?”

“At Kiel, as elsewhere, a day goes by somehow or other.”