Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise.
JULES VERNEOn the earth, even in the darkest night, the light never wholly abandons his rule. It is diffused and subtle, but little as may remain, the retina of the eye is sensible of it.
More Jules Verne Quotes
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He must have travelled everywhere, at least in the spirit.
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The earth does not need new continents, but new men.
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Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.
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There is hope for the future, and when the world is ready for a new and better life, all these things will some day come to pass, – in God’s good time.
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When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future.
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In presence of Nature’s grand convulsions man is powerless.
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A scholar has to know a little of everything.
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There are no impossible obstacles; there are just stronger and weaker wills, that’s all!
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Man is never perfect nor contented.
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We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.
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The Nautilus was piercing the water with its sharp spur, after having accomplished nearly ten thousand leagues in three months and a half, a distance greater than the great circle of the earth. Where were we going now, and what was reserved for the future?
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An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.
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What darkness is to you is light is to me.
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An English criminal, you know is always better concealed in London than anywhere else.
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Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!
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