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.
JULES VERNEScent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!
More Jules Verne Quotes
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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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Everything is possible for an eccentric, especially when he is English.
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In presence of Nature’s grand convulsions man is powerless.
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Why lower oneself to taking pride from being American or British, when you can boast of being man!
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What you do for money you do badly.
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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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With time and thought, one can do a good job.
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What use are the best of arguments when they can be destroyed by force?
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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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Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
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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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Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards.
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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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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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