Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards.
JULES VERNEReality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.
More Jules Verne Quotes
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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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Liberty is worth paying for.
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In presence of Nature’s grand convulsions man is powerless.
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Man is never perfect nor contented.
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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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What you do for money you do badly.
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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 English criminal, you know is always better concealed in London than anywhere else.
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If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.
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It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
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But to find, all at once, right before your eyes, that the impossible had been mysteriously achieved by man himself: this staggers the mind!
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We now know most things that can be measured in this world, except the bounds of human ambition!
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Trains, like time and tide, stop for no one.
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Poets are like proverbs: you can always find one to contradict another.
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Travel enables us to enrich our lives with new experiences, to enjoy and to be educated, to learn respect for foreign cultures, to establish friendships, and above all to contribute to international cooperation and peace throughout the world.
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