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 VERNEI saw the world. I learnt of new cultures. I flew across an ocean. I wore women’s clothing. Made a friend. Fell in love. Who cares if I lost a wager?
More Jules Verne Quotes
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Anything capable of being imagined will one day be made reality.
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The Great Architect of the universe built it of good firm stuff.
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He must have travelled everywhere, at least in the spirit.
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Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise.
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And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.
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A scholar has to know a little of everything.
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I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word ‘love’ frightens me.
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Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.
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Nature’s creative power is far beyond man’s instinct of destruction.
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It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning, and let anything better come as a surprise.
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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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Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.
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Liberty is worth paying for.
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What darkness is to you is light is to me.
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Anything a man can imagine, another can create.
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