He must have travelled everywhere, at least in the spirit.
JULES VERNEBetter to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise.
More Jules Verne Quotes
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Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards.
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I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.
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I believe that water will one day be employed as fuel, that hydrogen and oxygen which constitute it, used singly or together, will furnish an inexhaustible source of heat and light, of an intensity of which coal is not capable.
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What pen can describe this scene of marvellous horror; what pencil can portray it?
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Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.
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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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It’s really useful to travel, if you want to see new things.
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On 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.
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While there is life there is hope. I beg to assert…that as long as a man’s heart beats, as long as a man’s flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair.
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An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.
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The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
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Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise.
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An English criminal, you know is always better concealed in London than anywhere else.
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Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It’s better that way.
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It must be, for there is a logic to everything on this earth and nothing is done without a reason, that God sometimes lets scientists discover.
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