Book: Robinson Crusoe. Page 1

My first boat, as the reader already knows, I have made such huge sizes, not calculating in advance, will I be able to get it in the water that he was forced to leave it in place, built as a monument to my stupidity, which constantly remind me of what should continue to be smarter.

Making their way among the innumerable dangers, the sight of which, if it were available to us would be plunged into the thrill of our soul and would have taken us all courage, we remain quiet because the surrounding hid from our eyes and we don't see everywhere is coming our troubles.

Never neglect secret foreboding, warning you of danger, even in cases when you think that there is no reason to give him faith.

But fate willed otherwise, and let all who happen to read this story, pay attention to how often throughout our lives the evil that we all fear more and which, when it fell upon us, it seems we are riding the human trials, - how often that evil is the surest and the only way to get rid of us pursuing misfortunes.

Today we love what tomorrow we hate; today are looking for something that tomorrow will be avoided. Tomorrow we will have to disquiet one thought about what we crave today.

Such is human nature: we never see her position in true light, until izveden the experience even worse and never appreciate the benefits which have, until you lose them.

All our complaints about what we lack, stems, I think, from a lack of gratitude for what we have.

In short, the nature, experience and reflection have taught me to understand that worldly possessions are valuable to us only to the extent that they are able to meet our needs, and that no matter how much we have accumulated wealth; we get a kick out of them only to the extent that can use them, but not anymore.

This silent despair was unbearable, because it is always easier to pour grief into words or tears than to hold it in myself.

I say this to show my readers that man grasps the truth, the deliverance from sin brings more happiness than freedom from suffering.

So any evil is possible to find good, one has only to think of what could happen and worse.

Sudden joy, like sorrow, the mind denies.

Since then, I have often noticed, how illogical and inconsistent is human nature, especially in youth; rejecting considerations that ought to guide in such cases, people are ashamed not of sin and repentance are not acts for which they can justly be called mad, and corrections, for which only you can read them as reasonable.

Leaving the Fatherland in pursuit of adventure, he said, or those who have nothing to lose, or ambitious, eager to establish for himself the highest position; engaging in businesses emerging from the framework of everyday life, they strive to improve things and to glorify his name; but such things or I don't understand or embarrassing for me; my place is center, and that is what can be called the highest stage a modest existence that he learned from years of experience is the best in the world most suited to human happiness, as free from want and hardship of physical labor and suffering that befell the lower classes, and from luxury, ambition, arrogance and envy of the upper classes.