I was obliged, at last, to come to the conclusion that the contemplation of nature alone is not sufficient to fill the human heart and mind.

Besides alligators, the only animals to be feared are the poisonous serpents. These are certainly common enough in the forest, but no fatal accident happened during the whole time of my residence.

The study of butterflies-creatures selected as the types of airiness and frivolity-instead of being despised, will some day be valued as one of the most important branches of Biological science.

The people were simpler, more peaceable and friendly in their manners and dispositions; and assassinations, which give the southern provinces so ill a reputation, were almost unknown.

The city and province were given up to anarchy; the coloured people, elated with victory, proclaimed the slaughter of all whites, except the English, French, and American residents.

The poor monkey, quietly seated on the ground, seemed to be in sore trouble at this display of anger.

Jesus won the war, and the rest of history is simply mopping up.

It was as if the future were a treacly adhesive fluid that had been spilt all over the present, so that everything he touched made his fingers too sticky to be of the slightest use.

Forgiveness is not a one-time thing that happened the day you received Christ. It is an everyday thing, for the rest of your life.

A false tale often betrays itself.

Good writers hate bad writing but hating bad writing doesn’t make you good. Writing badly does.

We learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.

One word from you shall silence me forever.

It is never a waste of time to study the history of a word.

Ignorance is not a suitable defense

I am inspired when I see goodness in other people.