"I am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic."
Family
"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."
Inspiration
"Unhappy man! Do you share my madness? Have you drunk also of the intoxicating draught?"
Wisdom
"I have often attributed my passion for the sea to that production of the most imaginative of modern poets."
Inspiration
"What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?"
Hope
"I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited."
Adventure
"One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought."
Knowledge
"Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example."
Education
"Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition."
Happiness
"Some invisible influence whispered to me to have done, yet I continued."
Fear
"How gladly I would sacrifice my fortune, my existence, and every hope, to have extinguished that life."
"I am satisfied; my work is nearly complete."
Perseverance
"The sight of the awful and majestic in nature had indeed always the effect of solemnizing my mind."
Nature
"Solitude is the nurse of enthusiasm."
Solitude
"You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did."
Knowledge
"My life might have passed in ease and luxury, but I preferred glory to every enticement."
Success
"What is the use of friends if they cannot share our sorrows?"
Friendship
"I suddenly lost all sight and all sensation for a time."
Fear
"Your letters have awakened old and slumbering feelings; I disdain to call them more."
Relationships
"I write not for the indulgence of my passion for writing."
Truth
"Great God! What a scene has just taken place!"
Fear
"He spoke with the greatest gentleness and affection."
Kindness
"But it is in your power to deprive him of these advantages."
Power
"All was prepared; and on the tenth of September the ships were ready."
"I am not happy; but I am resigned."
"Do not attempt this thing; do not renew my griefs with a request which I cannot grant."
Wisdom
"Remember, I do not command you to do that which I think is right, for is it indeed right?"
Philosophy
"Yet when I am calm, I feel all the fury of a man deeply injured."
"I have been blasted by a course which you have pursued as steadily as I."
"Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change."
Change