Aanteekeningen Gehouden Gedurende Mijnen Marsch Naar Quotes

“...such it is with all human sensations that people become gradually used to everything and this is truly a beneficial gift from nature, because how otherwise would our physique be able to withstand the vicissitudes of life? The experience [with seasickness] has convinced me often that I, with the least prior knowledge of what I would have considered insurmountable, and when I truly was in those feared circumstances, learned the feeling of unavoidability which often helped me to meet the storms of life calmly. From this, we can learn that we must not give up courage, when our feet sometimes tread on more thorns than flowers, but when with manly steadfastness we hope for a better future, Providence often gives us the power to bear our cross.”
― C. J. Wagevier, Aanteekeningen Gehouden Gedurende Mijnen Marsch Naar: Gevangenschap In, En Terugreize Uit Rusland In De Jaren 1812,1813 En 1814

“After having endured so much suffering and poverty, and being on the edge of the grave. I unexpectedly found myself in abundance, in the lap of a loving family, by whose tender care I felt my health recover more and more. How clearly I saw now that God watched over me, and learned from this that he is often closest to us with his mercy when we suppose that he has his turned his face from us. Oh! Never grumble against God when disaster strikes you. Rather, wait patiently, believe, hope, and trust in him!”
― C. J. Wagevier, Aanteekeningen Gehouden Gedurende Mijnen Marsch Naar: Gevangenschap In, En Terugreize Uit Rusland In De Jaren 1812,1813 En 1814

“Oh, humanity! Such is your existence. Why do you elevate yourself on rank, titles, riches, etc.? It may take shorter or longer, but once all this glory disappears like a shadow, ruler and beggar, marshal and soldier, all return once more to the same dust!”
― C. J. Wagevier, Aanteekeningen Gehouden Gedurende Mijnen Marsch Naar: Gevangenschap In, En Terugreize Uit Rusland In De Jaren 1812,1813 En 1814

“What indescribable disasters this horrid war creates! Oh, if the rulers that started this just experienced a thousandth part of it themselves, they would certainly forever banish this scourge of humanity from the earth.”
― C. J. Wagevier, Aanteekeningen Gehouden Gedurende Mijnen Marsch Naar: Gevangenschap In, En Terugreize Uit Rusland In De Jaren 1812,1813 En 1814